Brazilian Feijoada

Ingredients

• •2 cans black beans
• •1/2 lb smoked sausage (linguiça if available), sliced
• •1/2 lb pork shoulder, cubed
• •4 strips bacon, chopped
• •1 onion, diced
• •4 cloves garlic, minced
• •2 bay leaves
• •1/2 tsp cumin
• •4 cups chicken broth
• •Orange slices, for serving

Steps

1. 1.Cook the bacon in a large pot until crisp, then brown the pork and sausage in the rendered fat; set the meat aside.
2. 2.Sauté the onion and garlic in the same pot until softened.
3. 3.Return the meat to the pot with the black beans, bay leaves, cumin, and chicken broth.
4. 4.Simmer, partially covered, for 1.5 hours until deeply thickened, mashing some beans to help thicken.
5. 5.Discard the bay leaves and serve with rice, orange slices, and sautéed greens on the side to cut the richness.