Recipes · Portuguese · Stews

Cozido à Portuguesa

One serving has 897 kcal and 40 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (135%), zinc (97%), vitamin C (97%), vitamin K (97%), pyridoxine (86%) and niacin (82%). Ready in 210 minutes.

Cozido à Portuguesa
Photo: Uxbona, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 180 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (541 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, gluten, pork, poultry

Ingredients

  • 70 g Beef chuck, raw
  • 40 g Pork belly, raw
  • 60 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
  • 30 g Blood sausage
  • 25 g Kielbasa
  • 100 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 50 g Carrots, raw
  • 50 g Turnips, raw
  • 90 g Potatoes, raw
  • 25 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 0.3 g Bay leaves
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Put the beef and pork belly in a large pot with the bay leaf, cover generously with water, bring to a boil, then skim off the foam and simmer for 1 hour.
  2. Add the chicken and simmer a further 30 minutes, until all the meats are tender and cooked through with no pink remaining.
  3. Add the blood sausage and sausage and simmer 15 minutes more.
  4. Lift out all the meats and keep warm; add the turnip and carrot to the broth and simmer 10 minutes, then add the cabbage and potatoes and cook a further 12-15 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.
  5. Meanwhile, cook the rice separately in a little of the flavorful broth until tender, about 15 minutes.
  6. Season the broth with the salt, then serve the meats, vegetables and rice together on a large platter, moistened with a little of the broth.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy897 kcal42%
Carbohydrates51.2 g
Water385 mL
Fiber7.1 g24%
Protein40 g83%
Tryptophan0.39 g
Threonine1.6 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.8 g
Lysine2.8 g
Methionine0.87 g
Cystine0.45 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.8 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat59.2 g
Monounsaturated26.7 g
Polyunsaturated7.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.5 g
Saturated21.1 g
Trans-Fats0.7 g
Cholesterol185 mg
Calcium114 mg11%
Copper0.37 mg41%
Iron6.9 mg38%
Magnesium82.4 mg27%
Manganese0.77 mg43%
Phosphorus450 mg64%
Potassium1,331 mg28%
Selenium43.6 µg79%
Sodium1,031 mg
Zinc7.8 mg97%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.65 mg59%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.51 mg46%
Niacin (vitamin B3)11.5 mg82%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.9 mg39%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.1 mg86%
Folate (vitamin B9)138 µg34%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.2 µg135%
Choline137 mg32%
Vitamin A443 µg63%
Vitamin C72.8 mg97%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)28.4 IU5%
Vitamin E1.1 mg7%
Vitamin K86.9 µg97%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

3.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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