Features Brazilian national cuisine - how to cook Feyzhoada

Just discovered the secret: feyzhoada - dish delight to the stomach, the pride of modern Brazilian cuisine.

This culinary has an interesting and very long history. It was invented in ancient times, the Portuguese slaves, who even from a hand out "bad foods managed to create true masterpieces.

Portuguese slave owners could not stand the black beans and meat, cut from the most seeds. So that is good is not wasted, it "suggested" slaves. And not mistaken. Once again: even today, after such a huge amount of time, feyzhoada remains a highlight of Brazil's elite restaurants. This dish can today and decorate your table, and to please the stomach. After all, they said more distant our ancestors, we are - slaves to their stomachs.

So, proceed to cooking. To start, soak 2.5 cups of black beans overnight, then boil it. Then chop a pound of smoked beef, 250 grams of smoked sausages and 250 grams of smoked pork ribs, send them stew with beans and a pair of laurel leaves. With laurel should not overdo, since he can "kill off" taste.

Cooking should be a very long time - two hours. So turn your patience. Then fry in vegetable oil until golden brown onion and three cloves of garlic. Adding back a couple of spoonfuls of beans, boiled until puree, and combine this kind of sauce with the whole dish. Salt, pepper. Of the spices you can add oregano, others - not. Check out the beans need to cook, when she begins to disintegrate into the soup.

Then turn to cook the rice. First fry the same as for beans, a portion of onion and garlic until transparent, add to and fried until golden brown and a half cups long-grain rice. Then pour the contents of the pan with water and let the "reach" on medium heat until soft. This rice is served to feyzhoade. He was in Brazil called "the right rice" or "arrosion Brasileiro.

But that's not all. It is necessary to cut a couple slices of oranges, put a few leaves of fresh green salad and pour a little of acute ketchup. It all serves to feyzhoade on a separate platter. The same dish in Latin America serves more coffee with sugar. However, a strange combination?

Still drink feyzhoadu best Cachaça. Brazilians are so fond of this drink, even saying: "If Europe does not exist Cachaça, it means, and most of Europe does not exist." When, in due time, Portuguese levied taxes on rum, to open the market for their grapes vodka, the Brazilians revolted under the slogan "For our rum!". So Cachaca - it is also a symbol of Brazil's freedom and independence.

This drink is defined as a type of rum. Its "drive" from sugar cane, that is, Cachaca - is an ordinary Brazilian brew. So, unfortunately or fortunately, this supplement feyzhoadu Cachaça will not many. Nevertheless, this dish is amazing and without it.

Cumbersome and complex to prepare, it will thank you for the wonderful works of extraordinary taste and aroma. Experiment in the kitchen! Bon Appetit!