Portuguese Baked Beans & Sweet Cornbread

Yields: 3 Servings Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 12 Mins Cook Time: 5 Hr 15 Mins Total Time: 5 Hr 27 Mins

Oh, the flavors in this dish!! Linguica isn’t found up here in northern Michigan, so I used hot chorizo instead. Please, please hunt linguica if you can, otherwise you can sub a good quality, savory sausage for this recipe. My diet doesn’t include 90% of most meats, but I did taste this before serving. My mouth was quite pleased with the results, and I encourage you to delve into the culture behind this creation and play with the spices you find.

I also made a sweet cornbread to go alongside this, because I’m a Southern woman, and…beans!!! Would I be absolutely tickled if you added jalapenos, and/or cheddar cheese to said cornbread?

Maybe…

Wash your paws, and let’s go!

Ingredients

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  • Sweet Cornbread

Instructions

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  • Wash beans.
  • Place beans in oven-safe pot and cover with water, plus 4 extra cups.
  • Cook for 1 hour, or until beans begin to get soft.
  • Fry sausage, garlic, and onion until golden brown.
  • Add spices, salt, pepper and tomato sauce.
  • Cook 15 minutes.
  • Pour over pre-cooked beans, adding sugar, vinegar, and more salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stir, cover, and bake 3-4 hours at 350°.
  • Sweet Cornbread
  • Pre-heat oven to 400°, and have a warm, piled cast iron skillet standing by.
  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Mix wet ingredients together.
  • Mix wet into dry, careful to mix to combine, only. (Fold in optional ingredients here).
  • Pour into prepared skillet, shaking the skillet gently to settle and distribute batter evenly.
  • Bake 24-27 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Butter top layer once done, cut and serve with baled beans.

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