{"id":8069,"date":"2018-07-21T00:42:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T00:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8069"},"modified":"2018-07-21T00:42:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T00:42:43","slug":"brazilian-food-feijao-tropeiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-food-feijao-tropeiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian food: feij\u00e3o tropeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boa noite, leitores! Good evening, readers!\u00a0<\/span>Est\u00e3o com fome? Are you hungry? <\/span><\/p>\n

How about some <\/span>feij\u00e3o <\/span><\/i>(beans)? Beans are a staple in any Brazilian home and we eat it on a daily basis. One of the most traditional <\/span>almo\u00e7o<\/span><\/i> (lunch) meal here in the country consists of <\/span>feij\u00e3o com arroz <\/span><\/i>(rice and beans), usually accompanied by some salad and grilled meat. And, of course, in a place as big as Brazil, there are several different ways to prepare and consume beans. Today we are going to learn a little more about feij\u00e3o tropeiro, typical <\/span>comida mineira<\/span><\/i> (food from the southeastern state of Minas Gerais) that is as comforting as it is delicious. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hist\u00f3ria | History<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The name tropeiro can be traced back to colonial times, when transportation of produce and merchandise used to be carried out by troops on horseback. These man were called <\/span>tropeiros<\/span><\/i>. Their eating habits included mostly beans, bacon, sausage and cassava flour, which were easy to transport, Hence the origins of the<\/span> prato<\/span><\/i> (dish) . Eventually, scrambled eggs, spices and herbs were added to the original <\/span>receita<\/span><\/i> (recipe). Nowadays, the tropeiro has a tremendous cultural importance and has become of the most typical (comida)<\/span> food<\/span><\/i> eaten in stadiums in Minas Gerais. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ever heard of it? or, better yet, ever tried it? Well, if<\/span> feij\u00e3o tropeiro<\/b> isn\u2019t available wherever you are at the moment, how about learning how to make some?<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredientes | <\/b>Ingredients<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

500 g de feij\u00e3o cozido |<\/span> 500 g of cooked beans<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

500 g de farinha de mandioca | <\/span>500 g of cassava flour<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

5 ovos<\/span> | 5 eggs<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

300 g de bacon | <\/span>300 g bacon<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

150 g de lingui\u00e7a de porco<\/span> | 150 g of pork sausage<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

1 cebola picada | <\/span>1 chopped onion<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

2 dentes de alho<\/span> | 2 garlic cloves<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Couve | <\/span>Kale<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sal a gosto<\/span> | Salt to taste<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Cebolinha<\/span> | Chive<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Torresmo para decorar | <\/span>Crackling to decorate<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Modo de preparo | <\/b>How to make<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Cozinhe o feij\u00e3o em uma panela de press\u00e3o e reserve | <\/span>Cook the beans in a pressure cooker and set aside<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Frite o bacon e reserve | <\/span>Fry the bacon and set aside<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Frite os ovos na gordura do bacon, depois a couve e reserve tamb\u00e9m | <\/span>Fry the eggs in the bacon fat, then the kale and set aside as well<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Na mesma panela frite o alho, a cebola | <\/span>In the same pan, fry the garlic, the onion<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Adicione o feij\u00e3o e mexa por cinco minutos | <\/span>Add the beans and stir for five minutes<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Acrescente a farinha de mandioca aos poucos | <\/span>Add the cassava flour gradually<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Desligue o fogo e acrescente o bacon e por \u00faltimo os ovos, torresmo e cebolinha | <\/span>Turn off the heat and add the bacon and last the eggs, crackling and chives<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sirva com arroz | <\/span>Serve with rice<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Bom apetite!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Boa noite, leitores! Good evening, readers!\u00a0Est\u00e3o com fome? Are you hungry? How about some feij\u00e3o (beans)? Beans are a staple in any Brazilian home and we eat it on a daily basis. One of the most traditional almo\u00e7o (lunch) meal here in the country consists of feij\u00e3o com arroz (rice and beans), usually accompanied by…<\/p>\n

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