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Portuguese Carne Assada

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Portuguese Carne Assada

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By Leites Culinaria

Portuguese Carne Assada

Prep:1h 10min

This Portuguese carne assada from David's VERY Portuguese Mama Leite, is a traditional Azorean braised beef dish made with meltingly tender meat, small red potatoes, chouriço, and onions.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:15:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

36

Low

Glycemic Load

10

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories779.4 kcal (39%)

Total Fat41.7 g (60%)

Carbs27.4 g (11%)

Sugars5.8 g (6%)

Protein50.3 g (101%)

Sodium743.1 mg (37%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

crushed and peeled

1 x 26 ouncedry red wine

3 tablespoonsdouble-concentrate tomato paste

1 teaspoonoregano leaves

1 tablespoonsweet paprika

1 tablespoonsmoked sweet paprika

1 ½ teaspoonscrushed red pepper flakes

or more to taste

4 poundboneless chuck roast

freshly ground black pepper

3 tablespoonsolive oil

large, coarsely chopped

1.5 poundschouriço

1.5 poundsred potatoes

golf-ball size, peeled, or not

0.5 poundbaby carrots

flat-leaf parsley leaves

Chopped, for garnish

Instructions

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Sarah Conklin· last month

So good! I grew up in a Portuguese community and miss a lot of their food since I moved. This definitely brought me back! So delicious. It is time consuming but worth it! If your meat isn’t tender after 2ish hours keep it cooking longer. It’ll get there.

So good! I grew up in a Portuguese community and miss a lot of their food since I moved. This definitely brought me back! So delicious. It is time consuming but worth it! If your meat isn’t tender after 2ish hours keep it cooking longer. It’ll get there.

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