The Portuguese are prolific crab eaters. My family immigrated to the Northeast U.S. and brought their love of crabs with them. A staple for crabs in New England are the Caranguejo Real, or King Crab. The king crab is the cold water long legged titan of the frozen ocean. Packed full of delicious meat, king crabs legs have a salty sweet flavor and are excellent for a variety of seafood dishes. Continue Reading…
Our recipe for boiling crabs here at Easy Portuguese Recipes is more of a method. This recipe brings together Portuguese and New England style cooking methods into a delicious Atlantic crab boil that is simple and easy to make. It combines spicy crushed peppers and piri piri to give the crab meat a hot and tangy flavor. Another very important ingredient is the coarse sea salt, which gives the crab a briny taste and really bring out the natural flavor of the meat.
Port wine is a one of Portugal’s premier exports, loved the world over for its sweet and fruity flavors fortified with brandy and other spirits. The less known white port variety has become very popular today and is considered more modern compared to the dusty Victorian era red port.
The Port and Tonic is a very popular drink you can find being served in the wonderful city of Porto in Portugal. There they use white port with a high quality tonic water to create a truly flavorful and refreshing drink.
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The Portuguese Mule mixed drink is a wonderful summer drink made with gin, ginger beer and lime. The Portuguese love to drink their gin and tonics and in that spirit we here at Easy Portuguese Recipes wanted to create our own drink to satisfy those cravings for a nice gin based mixed drink. The sweet flavor of the ginger beer and the tart flavors of the lime make this drink a incredibly tasty and refreshing cocktail.
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Sopa de Tomate, or Portuguese tomato soup, is a really popular and simple Portuguese dish. It is hearty, healthy, and can be made without any fuss but is actually very flavorful. This soup is really emblematic of Portuguese cuisine in that way. Try it out and tell us what you think.
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This is a great recipe for the summer, it is a simple and easy traditional Portuguese crab salad recipe, known as Salada de Caranguejo. It resembles a Portuguese tuna salad but with some delicious crab meat and some good quality mayonnaise it really makes this recipe stand out. This is a great appetizer for summer barbeques or even as a light lunch.
