Feijoada

5 from 1 vote

This feijoada recipe is a relatively simple one, and I think it has a good balance of smokiness and meatiness. Cooked low and slow, everything in this feijoada––the meat, beans, onions, and garlic––will all meld together perfectly.

Prep Time20

Cook Time2

Total Time2 20

Course: Pork

Cuisine: Brazilian

Servings:

Calories: 567kcal

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

½ pound smoked bacon (225g, chopped)
4 pounds bone-in pork shoulder (1.8 kg, cut into 2-inch chunks)
2 onions (chopped)
10 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 pound dried black beans (450g, soaked in water overnight)
2 smoked ham hocks
5 bay leaves
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
cooked rice and orange slices (to serve)

Instructions

In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until the fat has rendered out a bit. Add the pork shoulder and cook until browned. Then stir in the onions and garlic and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
Rinse and drain your beans, and add to the pot, along with the ham hocks and bay leaves. Cover with water and simmer (without a lid) for about 1 ½ to 2 hours, until the stew has thickened and the meat is falling part. Skim any foam off the top of the stew if needed.
Season with black pepper (and salt, if needed) and serve over rice, with orange slices.

Notes

Note: Nutrition information for stew only, without rice or oranges.

Nutrition

Feijoada by The Woks of Life. Recipe URL: https://body-goals.fit/feijoada-recipe/%3C/em%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-28960":{"type":"food","name":"Feijoada","slug":"wprm-feijoada","image_url":"https:\/\/thewoksoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/feijoada-6.jpg","rating":{"count":1,"total":5,"average":5,"type":{"comment":1,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"\u00bd","unit":"pound","name":"smoked bacon","notes":"(225g, chopped)","id":2748,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"\u00bd","unit":"pound","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":0,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"\u00bd","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"amount":"4","unit":"pounds","name":"bone-in pork shoulder","notes":"(1.8 kg, cut into 2-inch chunks)","id":2749,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"4","unit":"pounds","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"pounds","unitParsed":"pounds"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"onions","notes":"(chopped)","id":2236,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"10","unit":"cloves","name":"garlic","notes":"(chopped)","id":269,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"10","unit":"cloves","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"10","unit":"cloves","unitParsed":"cloves"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","name":"dried black beans","notes":"(450g, soaked in water overnight)","id":2750,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"pound","unitParsed":"pound"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"smoked ham hocks","notes":"","id":2751,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"5","unit":"","name":"bay leaves","notes":"","id":646,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"5","unit":"","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"5","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"freshly ground black pepper","notes":"","id":392,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"cooked rice and orange slices","notes":"(to serve)","id":2752,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"","unit":"","timestamp":1774165307000},"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}}],"originalServings":"8","originalServingsParsed":8,"currentServings":"8","currentServingsParsed":8,"currentServingsFormatted":"8","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}