At the Table with the Alentejo

Feijoada com feijão-manteiga, carne, couve, cenoura e enchidos numa caçarola de barro, com pão alentejano à parte.

Alentejo-Style Bean Stew with Meat and Sausages

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Butter beans, beef, cabbage and cured sausages in a rich sauce slowly simmered over low heat. Serve this bean stew with Alentejo bread and EA Tinto at the table.

Alentejo-Style Bean Stew with Meat and Sausages

Herdade do Estacal

Butter beans, beef, cabbage and cured sausages in a rich sauce slowly simmered over low heat. Serve this bean stew with Alentejo bread and EA Tinto at the table.

Leitão de Negrais espalmado sobre grelha e tabuleiro num forno de lenha, com batatas fritas, laranja e decoração de Natal no exterior.

Christmas Special: Suckling Pig Roasted in a Wo...

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Suckling pig, butterflied and wood-fired, with crispy skin, sliced fried potatoes, salad and Alentejo bread. Sparkling wine and Cartuxa olive oil at the table.

Christmas Special: Suckling Pig Roasted in a Wo...

Herdade do Estacal

Suckling pig, butterflied and wood-fired, with crispy skin, sliced fried potatoes, salad and Alentejo bread. Sparkling wine and Cartuxa olive oil at the table.

Biscoitos canelados em forma de S numa travessa clara sobre uma mesa de madeira, com um biscoito partido.

These Cabeção Biscuits: Alentejo Christmas Bisc...

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Butter biscuits shaped into S with a fluted nozzle, in a recipe from Cabeção that the Alentejo Gastronomic Charter associates with Christmas and Carnival.

These Cabeção Biscuits: Alentejo Christmas Bisc...

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Butter biscuits shaped into S with a fluted nozzle, in a recipe from Cabeção that the Alentejo Gastronomic Charter associates with Christmas and Carnival.

Vista aproximada da sopa de frango com pão alentejano embebido no caldo, linguiça e toucinho numa taça clara sobre uma mesa de pedra.

Cuba Country Chicken Soup

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A country-style chicken broth with sausage and bacon, served over Alentejo bread. A recipe from Cuba, featured in the Alentejo Gastronomic Guide, with step-by-step preparation instructions and tips for a...

Cuba Country Chicken Soup

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A country-style chicken broth with sausage and bacon, served over Alentejo bread. A recipe from Cuba, featured in the Alentejo Gastronomic Guide, with step-by-step preparation instructions and tips for a...

Argolas de apressadinhos douradas com açúcar e canela numa taça de barro sobre ardósia, com uma partida a mostrar o interior.

Quick bites from São Bartolomeu da Serra

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Small rings fried in olive oil, eggs and lemon zest, finished with sugar and cinnamon. A recipe from São Bartolomeu da Serra, in Santiago do Cacém, also made at Christmas.

Quick bites from São Bartolomeu da Serra

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Small rings fried in olive oil, eggs and lemon zest, finished with sugar and cinnamon. A recipe from São Bartolomeu da Serra, in Santiago do Cacém, also made at Christmas.

Natércias douradas com açúcar e canela num prato claro, uma aberta a mostrar o interior, sobre uma bancada de madeira azul com pequenas formas metálicas.

Cabeção Natércias: Alentejo Christmas Sweet

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Cabeção natércias are individual milk, egg and butter sweets, baked in small moulds and finished with sugar and cinnamon. The Alentejo Gastronomic Charter associates this recipe with Christmas and Carnival.

Cabeção Natércias: Alentejo Christmas Sweet

Herdade do Estacal

Cabeção natércias are individual milk, egg and butter sweets, baked in small moulds and finished with sugar and cinnamon. The Alentejo Gastronomic Charter associates this recipe with Christmas and Carnival.