At the Table with Alentejo

Fatias de pão alentejano com caldo de alho em tigela de barro e chouriço com toucinho à parte

Arraiolos Garlic Slices with Alentejo Bread

Herdade do Estacal

Sabugueiro garlic slices, Arraiolos: Alentejo bread soaked in garlic, bay leaf, vinegar, and bacon broth, served with chouriço. Adapted winter recipe.

Arraiolos Garlic Slices with Alentejo Bread

Herdade do Estacal

Sabugueiro garlic slices, Arraiolos: Alentejo bread soaked in garlic, bay leaf, vinegar, and bacon broth, served with chouriço. Adapted winter recipe.

Cozido de grão de Portel em travessa de barro com carnes, enchidos, legumes e caldo sobre pão

Portel Chickpea Stew with Sausages

Herdade do Estacal

Portel chickpea stew with meats, linguiça, chouriço, farinheira, and vegetables, served with slices of Alentejo bread. Winter recipe adapted for 4 people.

Portel Chickpea Stew with Sausages

Herdade do Estacal

Portel chickpea stew with meats, linguiça, chouriço, farinheira, and vegetables, served with slices of Alentejo bread. Winter recipe adapted for 4 people.

Bolo podre da Vidigueira de mel e azeite com uma fatia cortada sobre mesa rústica

Vidigueira Rustic Cake with Honey and Olive Oil

Herdade do Estacal

Vidigueira bolo podre made with honey, olive oil, eggs, and lemon zest. An Alentejo oven-baked recipe with a moist crumb and intense flavor.

Vidigueira Rustic Cake with Honey and Olive Oil

Herdade do Estacal

Vidigueira bolo podre made with honey, olive oil, eggs, and lemon zest. An Alentejo oven-baked recipe with a moist crumb and intense flavor.

Sopa seca de perdiz em travessa de barro com pão dourado e recheio de couve e cenoura

Partridge in Évora-Style Dry Soup

Herdade do Estacal

Évora-style partridge in dry soup: stewed meat with carrot, onion, and cabbage, layered with Alentejo bread and browned in the oven. Recipe adapted for 4 people.

Partridge in Évora-Style Dry Soup

Herdade do Estacal

Évora-style partridge in dry soup: stewed meat with carrot, onion, and cabbage, layered with Alentejo bread and browned in the oven. Recipe adapted for 4 people.

Javali assado fatiado em tabuleiro de barro, com batatas assadas junto a um forno de lenha

Wild boar roasted in a wood-fired oven

Herdade do Estacal

Wild boar roasted in a wood-fired oven, as in a recipe collected in Atalaia, Gavião: marinated for 24 hours, with onion, bay leaf, and baby potatoes roasted in the sauce.

Wild boar roasted in a wood-fired oven

Herdade do Estacal

Wild boar roasted in a wood-fired oven, as in a recipe collected in Atalaia, Gavião: marinated for 24 hours, with onion, bay leaf, and baby potatoes roasted in the sauce.

Rabanadas douradas com calda de mel, açúcar e canela numa travessa

Alentejo-style French toast with honey and cinn...

Herdade do Estacal

Alentejo-style French toast with day-old bread, honey syrup, and a sugar-and-cinnamon finish. A practical version of a recipe collected in Ferreira do Alentejo.

Alentejo-style French toast with honey and cinn...

Herdade do Estacal

Alentejo-style French toast with day-old bread, honey syrup, and a sugar-and-cinnamon finish. A practical version of a recipe collected in Ferreira do Alentejo.