Portuguese Sopas

This has been a favorite of my family’s for a long time. Don’t expect any leftovers. Serve over sliced French bread.

Step: 1

Place pot roast, onion, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough water to cover the roast. Cook over medium heat until roast is tender, adding more water if needed, about 4 hours.

Step: 2

Stir cabbage wedges into the pot. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

Per Serving: 464 calories; protein 33.8g; carbohydrates 11.1g; fat 31.5g; cholesterol 115.8mg; sodium 149.3mg.

The word “stew” can process to both a food and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking piece of meat, vegetables or beans in a flavorful liquid . It’s similar to braising, instead it makes have a few notable differences. The meat is chopped into smaller pieces but of being cooked whole , and the water based material all of it covers the essential in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway all of it . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a perception for being a rib-sticking eating process that warms you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor more than a way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together make the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.