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Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the Southern European country of Portugal. Here you will find all the recipes from Portugal on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Portuguese recipes as possible. The current collection represents one of the largest gatherings of Portuguese recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Portugal given below.)

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Portugal and its Cuisine

Portugal, offilicially República Portuguesa (the Portugese Republic) is a Parliamentary Democracy on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula, situated in the region of Europe that the United Nations defines as 'Southern Europe'. Lisbon is the capital (and largest) city and Portugese is the oficial language (though Mirandese is a recognized regional language). The original inhabitants of Portugal were Cltic and Lusitanian peoples and the region was brought into the Roman Empire during the second century BCE. After the fall of Rome, the region was colonized and ruled by the Germanic peoples, particularly the Suebi and Visigoths until the 8th Century when the Muslim Moors conquered the Christian Germanic kingdoms. In the early 1100s, during the Christian Reconquista, Portugal appeared as a kingdom independent of its neighbour, the Kingdom of León and Galicia. By 1249 Portugal would effectively establish its modern borders by conquering territory from the Moors. By the 15th and 16th centuries Portugal had grown into a dominant maritime power, with an empire that included possessions in Africa, Asia and South America. Portugal's independence was interrupted between 1580 and 1640. Because the heirless King Sebastian died in battle in Morocco, Philip II of Spain claimed his throne and so became Philip I of Portugal. Although Portugal did not lose its formal independence, it was governed by the same monarch who governed Spain, briefly forming a union of kingdoms. However, in 1640 the Portuguese Restoration War between Portugal and Spain ended the sixty year period of the Iberian Union. In the 19th century, armed conflict with French and Spanish invading forces and the loss of its largest territorial possession abroad, Brazil, disrupted political stability and potential economic growth. After the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution coup d'état in 1974, the ruling regime was deposed in Lisbon and the country handed over its last overseas provinces in Africa. Portugal's last overseas territory, Macau, was handed over to China in 1999.

Portugal became a member of the European Union in 1986 and the United Nations (since 1955); as well as a founding member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (Community of Portuguese Language Countries, CPLP), European Union's Eurozone, and is also a Schengen state. However, it is one of the poorest of the European nations, ranking only 32nd globally in terms of per capita GDP. But the country is deveoping rapidly and is quickly catching up with the European mean due, in large part, to inward investment.

Portugese cuisine is very diverse, ranging from traditional staples such as salt cod and herring through beef, pork, lamb, or chicken to chilli and bell pepper dishes. Indeed, the Portugese were the first to bring chillies from the New World and to cultivate them extensively. It's thanks to them that piri-piri chillies grow wild in West Africa. The Portugese also have an independent pastry tradition, based on the Pastéis de Nata (cream custards) of Lisbon and, as a whole, the country has a tradition of good food. It should also be noted that the Douro wine region in Portugal is the world's most established wine region.


The alphabetical list of recipes from Portugal follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 53 recipes in total:


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Allula Guisado
(Braised Squid)
     Origin: Portugal
Couve Refogada
(Portuguese Rice)
     Origin: Portugal
Pão de Pascua com ovo
(Portuguese Easter Bread with Egg)
     Origin: Portugal
Almond and Fig Bonbons
     Origin: Portugal
Cozido à portuguesa
(Portuguese Meat Stew)
     Origin: Portugal
Pao Doce
(Portuguese Sweet Bread)
     Origin: Portugal
Ameijoas na Cataplana
(Steamed Clams and Sausage in Tomato Sauce)
     Origin: Portugal
Dobrada
     Origin: Portugal
Pastéis de nata
(Cream Custards)
     Origin: Portugal
Azevias de Batata Doce
(Sweet Potato Pockets)
     Origin: Portugal
Ervilhas Portuguesa
(Peas with Chorizo Sausage)
     Origin: Portugal
Peixinhos da Horta
(Deep-fried Green Beans)
     Origin: Portugal
Azevias de Feijão
(Sweet White Bean Pockets)
     Origin: Portugal
Favas com Molho Amarelo
(Broad Beans in Cream Sauce)
     Origin: Portugal
Pipis de Galinha
(Portuguese Chicken Giblets)
     Origin: Portugal
Azevias de Gila
(Sweet Pumpkin Pockets)
     Origin: Portugal
Feijao Verde Provinciana
(French Beans with Chouriço Sausage and Eggs)
     Origin: Portugal
Piri-piri Chicken
     Origin: Portugal
Azevias de Grão
(Sweet Chickpea Pockets)
     Origin: Portugal
Folar
(Portuguese Easter Bread)
     Origin: Portugal
Portuguese Pimento Sauce
     Origin: Portugal
Bacalhau à Brás
(Salt Cod with Scrambled Eggs and Potatoes)
     Origin: Portugal
Frango de Churrasco
(Barbecued Piri-piri Chicken)
     Origin: Portugal
Portuguese Rice
     Origin: Portugal
Bifé Marrare
(Portuguese Curried Goat)
     Origin: Portugal
Galinha Fritada
(Fried Chicken)
     Origin: Portugal
Portuguese Tamarillo Sauce
     Origin: Portugal
Bolinhos de Bacalhau
(Salt Cod Fritters)
     Origin: Portugal
Grelos
(Fried Spring Greens)
     Origin: Portugal
Portuguese Tomatillo Sauce
     Origin: Portugal
Bolo Preto Portuguesa
(Portuguese Black Cake)
     Origin: Portugal
Home-made Linguia Sausage
(Home-made Linguiça Sausage)
     Origin: Portugal
Portuguese Tomato Sauce
     Origin: Portugal
Caldeirada de Lulas a Madeirense
(Madeira Squid Stew)
     Origin: Portugal
Iscas com Elas
(Liver with Them)
     Origin: Portugal
Queques
(Portuguese Muffins)
     Origin: Portugal
Caldeirada Estilo Nazare
(Baked Fillets of Bream and Cod)
     Origin: Portugal
Linguiça com Feijão Preto e Chalotas
(Linguica Sausage with Black Beans and Shallots)
     Origin: Portugal
Rojoes Mode de Viana do Castelo
(Gujons of Pork with Cumin)
     Origin: Portugal
Caldo Verde
(Green Soup)
     Origin: Portugal
Liver Oporto
     Origin: Portugal
Sope e Caldeirade de Enguias a Pescadora
(Fish Soup, Mariner Style)
     Origin: Portugal
Caldo Verde II
     Origin: Portugal
Lombo Fresco de Poco em Vinho d'Alhos
(Marinated Fresh Loin of Pork)
     Origin: Portugal
Tempero da Essência
(Essence Seasoning)
     Origin: Portugal
Carne de Porco à Alentejana
(Pork in the style of Alentejo)
     Origin: Portugal
Malasadas
     Origin: Portugal
Tomato and Vegetable Broth
     Origin: Portugal
Chocos com Tinta
(Poached Cuttlefish in Ink)
     Origin: Portugal
Molho da Mostarda
(Portuguese Chilli Mustard Sauce)
     Origin: Portugal
Xarém
     Origin: Portugal
Costeletas de Porco
(Pork Chops in Port and Rosemary)
     Origin: Portugal
Molho do piri piri
(Protugese Piri-piri sauce)
     Origin: Portugal

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Recipe Information: 115

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 56

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 35

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