Chouriço Stuffed Clams are a New England style seafood dish which adds Portuguese style flavors like chouriço sausage. Adding chouriço, which is a signature and traditional Portuguese style pork sausage, to the stuffed clams, adds a rich savory flavor and a spicy kick. This dish is a simple and easy Portuguese variation on eating New England style baked stuff clams that is perfect for the beginning of the fall.
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Pao de Alfarroba, or Carob Bread, is a popular Portuguese and Mediterranean style of making bread which uses Carob powder as the main ingredient. Carob powder is typically used as a substitute for cocoa powder in the Mediterranean and adds a uniquely sweet flavor and texture to the bread. Carob bread is a richly flavored and slightly sweet bread with a dark color, slightly similar to German pumpernickel.
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Matata, or Clams in Port Wine, is a very traditional dish typically made in Mozambique and Sao Tome e Principe. It is one of the most signature eats in these countries for good reason. It combines the wonderful flavors and ingredients of Portuguese cooking together with those of Mozambique and Sao Tome in a very flavorful and richly scented seafood dish. The combination of these flavors like Port Wine together with chopped roasted peanuts makes for a quite unique dish that is actually quite simple and easy to make.
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Queijadas de Laranja are orange cupcakes that are quite popular in Portugal and very similar to the style of the traditional Queijadas de Leite, but with a citrus twist. These are smooth tasting sweet orange cupcakes with a soft texture that is just the slightest bit chewy inside. They are quite simple to make and do not require difficult to find ingredients.
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Queijadas de Coco, or Portuguese Coconut Cupcakes, are one of the most traditional and popular desserts in Portuguese pastry making. Queijadas are the most signature version of Portuguese pastry and there are many ways of making this unique Portuguese dessert. These queijadas use the wonderful flavor of coconut to create a sweetly flavored dessert with a crunchy texture that is surprisingly easy to make.
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Atum à Brás is Portuguese Tuna à la Brás, a delicious creamy tuna and egg dish similar to Bacalhau à Brás which uses canned tuna, eggs, and french fries along with some vegetables in a healthy and easy to make dish. This is a unique Portuguese dish that combines very simple ingredients in a flavorful dish, perfect for cooking without much fuss.
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