Portuguese Boiled Dinner
A festive Portuguese one-pot boiled dinner featuring beef, pork loin, chicken, hot Italian sausage, chorizo, and bacon simmered with root vegetables and served over saffron rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb beef round
- 1 0.5 lb pork loin
- 2 0.5 lb fryer chicken
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 0.5 lb chorizo
- 0.3 lb bacon, in one piece
- 2 bouquet garni
- 4 whole bay leaves
- 2 quart water
- 4 turnips peeled and quartered
- 3 carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 lb new potatoes, quartered
- 1 small cabbage, cut into wedges
- 0.3 cup chopped parsley
- 4 cup cooked saffron rice
Instructions
- 1
In a large saucepan, combine beef, pork, chicken, sausage, chorizo, bacon, bouquet garni, bay leaves, and water. Season with salt and pepper.
- 2
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for about 1½ hours, or until the meats are tender.
- 3
Remove the meats from the pan and set aside. Add turnips, carrots, and potatoes to the broth. Bring back to a boil, then simmer 20 minutes.
- 4
Add cabbage and continue cooking 30 minutes more.
- 5
Slice beef, pork loin, sausage, and chorizo 1/2-inch thick. Dice the bacon and render until crispy in a hot sauté pan.
- 6
About 5 minutes before cabbage is done, return all meats to the pot. Stir in parsley and re-season. Serve over saffron rice, garnished with crispy bacon.