Comfort food

As requested here is the recipe for feijoada. This is my adapted recipe as there are many different versions of it. Basically it's just beans and meats with spices that you cook pretty much all day.


Feijoada (Brazilian Black Bean stew)


2 lbs. dried black beans
2 large onions, diced
2 large cloves of garlic, minced (I usually put about 4 spoonfuls of minced garlic-I like garlic)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh parsley, chopped (or just put in a couple of Tbsp of the dried kind)
4 bay leaves
2-3 beef boullion cubes (optional)
Salt to taste, pepper to taste
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 package of bacon, chopped and fried up
1 or 2 polish kielbasa, chopped
2-4 pieces of pork loin chops or 1 big pork loin roast, chopped up in 1 inch squares
1/4 lbs breakfast sausage (optional)
1/2 chorizo sausage (optional)


Soak the beans overnight after rinsing and sorting (to get the little rocks out). The next morning, drain the beans and fill the pot again with water until it just covers the beans. Cook until the beans are soft, usually about 2-3 hours (just follow the directions on the back of the beans on how to cook them! Oh and don't add salt until after they are cooked because it could cause the beans to not cook as well). Meanwhile, cook up the bacon and set aside. Saute the onions, garlic, 1/2 c. oil, green onions, parsley and bay leaves. When this is all cooked up and soft, add the meats and cook them. Then add in the bacon. When all of this is cooked, add to the cooked beans. Then add in the beef boullion cubes (this is my little addition to the recipes. I think that it adds some flavor) Simmer on low for a few hours to let all the flavors get to know one another. Then serve over rice and enjoy the yumminess. Oh and I almost forgot, sprinkle the cilantro in towards the end or just before serving. This freezes really well, because it makes a huge pot.