Feijão Tropeiro

Introduction

Embrace the flavors of Minas Gerais with this traditional Feijão Tropeiro recipe. A beloved staple in Brazilian cuisine, particularly in botecos around Belo Horizonte, this dish combines hearty beans, succulent meats, crunchy pork rinds, and savory cassava flour for a deliciously rustic meal that's sure to impress.

Ingredients

🥓 500g pork belly, chopped
🌱 500g small red beans, Feijão Roxinho
🍃 2 bay leaves
🌭 Half a Calabrian sausage, diced
🥒 Half a Portuguese sausage, diced
🌭 Half a smoked pork sausage, Paio, diced
🍖 250g pork leg sausage, small links
🥓 200g lean bacon, diced
🧄 2 heads of garlic, crushed
🧅 2 onions, chopped
🌾 350g toasted cassava flour
🥬 7 collard greens leaves, thinly sliced
🥚 4 eggs
🧂 Salt
🌶️ Black pepper

Instructions

1- Prepare Pork Rinds and Lard:

• Cut 500g pork belly into strips or small pieces.
• Place in a pan with salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring every 5 minutes, until fat renders and pork is crispy.
• Use a slotted spoon to separate pork from lard. Chill pork in the refrigerator for 1 hour; save the lard.

2- Cook the Beans:

• Soak beans in water for 4 hours or overnight.
• Drain, add to pressure cooker with bay leaves and water. Cook for 10 minutes once pressure is reached.
• Let pressure release naturally. Drain and cool beans.

3- Fry Pork Rinds:

• Melt 4 tablespoons of reserved lard in a pan over medium-high heat.
• Add chilled pork and fry until crispy. Reserve some for garnish.

4- Fry Pork Sausage:

• In the same pan, fry pork leg sausage until cooked through. Set aside.

5- Sauté Sausages and Bacon:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of lard in a large pot.
• Add diced sausages and bacon. Sauté till browned. Remove meats, leave fat.

6- Sauté Aromatics:

• Add onions and garlic to the same pot. Sauté until onions are translucent.

7- Combine Feijão Tropeiro:

• Add beans to pot with onion-garlic mix. Stir.
• Return sautéed sausages and bacon. Add collard greens. Stir.
• Gradually add cassava flour, mixing until crumbly but moist.
• Add pork rinds.

8- Prepare Scrambled Eggs:

• In a separate pan, melt lard or butter. Crack eggs, season, scramble.

9- Final Assembly:

• Add scrambled eggs to Feijão Tropeiro. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
Servings: 6
Equipment:
🍳 Various pans,
🍲 Pressure cooker,
🥣 Clear glass bowls,
🥄 Slotted spoon,
🍴 Wooden spoon,
🔥 Large pot/bowl,
🥄 Colander/Strainer,
🍽️ Serving platter/plate

Cooking Tips

• For authentic flavor, use lard rendered from pork belly.
• Chill pork before second frying for crispiness.
• Soaking beans reduces cooking time and aids digestion.
• Add eggs toward the end to maintain their distinct texture.

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Feijão Tropeiro