Feijoada de Lulas (Portuguese Bean, Chorizo, and Squid Stew)
Google Translate may help with those last two. I’ve had my eye on this dish for a while and the rainy, cool weather made it perfect for today. I ended up doing a bit of a mix of the recipes I saw online, using the Saveur one as sort of the overall guideline. I was out of onion, so 3 large shallots stood in instead. I sweated them with carrot and then added cumin, sliced chorizo (it was a soft one from Whole Foods. I think Linguica might be a better choice for a raw sausage), garlic, and some Calabrian chiles in place of the piri-piri ones. Once the sausage was no longer pink, in went the wine and squid. You’re supposed to cook this until the wine mostly evaporates, stirring occasionally (~15 minutes). Mine did not really evaporate. Then you add the beans (I cooked from scratch earlier in the day) and tomatoes. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the squid gets tender, about 45 minutes. I did that part in a 275F oven. Serve the finished stew garnished with cilantro over rice.
I made a half batch of this, since it is just two of us here. There is definitely enough for at least one more meal for two left! The flavors on this are nice and bright from the wine, alliums, and tomatoes, even with the bean base. The squid does become very tender. A really nice change of pace for this dish, especially in the summer (or whatever this weather we’re having is supposed to be).
