Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, açorda (the poor man's dish). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Açorda is a typical Portuguese dish composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, vinegar, water, white pepper, salt and poached eggs. It is mostly known in the Alentejo region and nationwide, too. The Portuguese açorda is a popular bread soup appearing in numerous varieties throughout the country. Most açorda soups have a smooth and thick Even though it originated as a poor man's dish, today these comforting soups represent an integral part of Portuguese national cuisine.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have açorda (the poor man's dish) using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Açorda (The poor man's dish):
- Prepare 4 garlic cloves, sliced (add more or less depending on preferences)
- Take 1/2 green pepper, chopped
- Prepare 1 bunch coriander, chopped (change amount to suit your taste)
- Prepare 4 whole eggs
- Prepare 2 portions salted cod, optional.
- Make ready 1 tsp sea salt
- Take 2 liter water
- Get 8 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Take 300 grams 1 or 2 day old artisan/rustic bread, cut into large chunks.
- Get 1 beaten egg
The recipe for the Portuguese bread soup is not universal, as it. Acordas are a type of Portuguese traditional soup which are designed to make use of leftovers of the country's much cherished staple food, stale bread. Cooking the chorizo in olive oil that's later used in the soup not only creates a crispy chorizo garnish, but also infuses the entire soup with the flavor of chorizo. Adding a serrano chili to the aromatics adds a faint, pleasant chili heat to the dish.
Instructions to make Açorda (The poor man's dish):
- Soak the salted cod 24 hours prior to cooking to remove the excess salt in cold water. Change the water 3-4 times prior to cooking. You want the cod to have no taste of salt at all.
- In a large deep pan, bring water to the boil and add the eggs, and cod and boil for 12-15 mins.
- In the meantime while thats all cooking, cut and chopped, the garlic, coriander (cilantro), and green pepper. Place in a large bowl.
- Add the olive oil and salt to the bowl.
- Add the beaten egg to the mix and stir well.
- Remove the cod and eggs from the boiling water when done. Add water to the large bowl, leave it for up to 5 minutes.
- Remove the shell from the egg, cut the cod into smaller pieces and place on a tray ready to serve.
- Add the bread into the bowl and lightly ladle water over the bread.
- Now it's ready to serve. Serve alongside the egg and cod.
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