This is a classic dish I remember my grandmother making when I was a child still living with my grandparents in Portugal. Not a good dish to have for dinner as it's not very filling but it's perfect for a really hot summer's day and you want something to cool you down.

this stew is great when you are on a budget

This is the way my grandmother does pimentao. Its basically a portuguese marinade we use for any meat be it grilled, stewed or roasted. It goes great with any kind of meat. The process of making takes a long time but it is worth it.

I take this recipe from a portuguese food tv show is really good :hungry

A friend from Georgia introduced me to Perlow years ago and I fell in love with it. It could be spelled different and made different depending what region you're in but either or it's a delicious comfort food.

My grandmother used to make this when I was a kid, still love it 25 years later.

Pastel is a typical fast-food Brazilian snack which is something like an enlarged deep-fried gyoza dumpling!!! In fact, it is said that pastel originated when Japanese immigrants living in Santos adapted this dish. Any kind of filling goes well. A common pastel is filled with either cheese, ham, or ground meat, and then deep fried in vegetable oil.Hints for choosing ingredients: Use the freshest ground meat and parsley as possible. To bring out the flavor of the meat filling, be sure to season with coarsely ground black pepper! The key to making a pastel crunchy, is to flip it over a number of times while deep-frying, until it becomes evenly golden brown! I found "Easy Pasta" brand fresh pasta sheets at Costco. Recipe by Fabio bistro

This is a traditional dish orginating in the area where I was born. I've been having it for years. I make a good one but Gradma always makes the best...

Squid could be used instead of octopus...Parsley and crushed chilly uplifts all flavors in this dish!

A WW2 vet used to make this for every church supper.

This is a recipe my mother does every so often. It's a good simple recipe but very flavoursome.

A Brazilian friend on a study abroad program taught me this recipe.I modified the recipe to match my palate, and to easily make them with readily available ingredients.Enjoy the authentic Brazilian taste!You can recreate an authentic pastel by using boiled eggs and green olives stuffed with pimento (red peppers). You could substitute green olives with capers.You'll have a generous amount of filling with this recipe. So if you end up with any leftovers, it will also be delicious mixed into spaghetti sauce. Recipe by Little Darling.