Brazil Night!

Last night, I decided it was time to have a Brazilian Night. For this I made Maionese, homemade Pico, and Feijoada. Maionese is a potato salad, and Feijoada is a black bean stew with different types of meat in it.

While I was so busy trying to do everything at once, I didnt think to take pictures until after everything was already made! Oh well, next time. I will put the recipes on here though, so people will know how to make it if they want.

Pico

1/4 bell pepper (diced)

1 big tomato (diced)
1/2 big onion (diced)

1 tsp white wine vinegar

2 tsp olive oil

2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro

Mix Well!

Maionese

2 cups Hellmans Mayo (Light)

8 red potatos

1/3 onion chopped

Fresh green onion Chopped (I used about 4-5, but you can vary if you don't like onions that much)

Couple pinches of garlic salt

4 hard boiled eggs

Peel the potatos and chop into bite size chunks. Boil about 10-12 minutes or until done. Drain and allow to cool completely. Once cool, mix with both chopped onions, garlic salt, chopped eggs, and mayo. Put in fridge until serving.

Feijoada

3 cups black beans

1 1/2 kielbasa sausage links, cut in 1" rounds

4 bacon slices

1 beef bouillon cube

4 ham slices (not lunch meat!)

1/2 onion (diced)

3 garlic cloves (diced)

2 tbsp olive oil

Allow beans to soak in water (covering all of the beans at least 2-3 inches over) over night, or 8 hours. I did this while I was at work and they turned out just fine. In a large pot, drizzle the 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and diced garlic. Brown, stirring often. Once cooked (about 5 minutes for me), add the various meats and allow to brown (about another 3-4 minutes). Don't worry about really cooking them, they will cook in the simmering broth. Add about 4 cups water and the rest of the ingredients (beans included!!). Allow to simmer for about 1-2 hours. You can add a little bit flour to thicken if it hasnt already, but it should be good to go!

Diogo normally mixes the pico with the beans when its done and eats it like that in case you were wondering what the Pico was for!

TF