Feijoada (vegan version)

Brazil’s national dish, readapted with ingredients I could find here in Europe and without the meat (as I don’t eat it :))

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Step 1

Soak the beans in water, white vinegar and a pinch of salt, covered and overnight

Step 2

Rinse the beans and add them to a big pot. Cover them with water and add the two bay leaves to the pot, cook on medium heat for about 1 hour

Step 3

Chop the “meat” (tofu and veggie sausage). In a steel pan (not nonstick) cook it in some olive oil on high heat, as to brown it (it’s ok when it sticks to the pan). Once it’s browned take it out of the pan and in a bowl

Step 4

Chop the onion and garlic in small bits. In the same pan, add some more olive oil and cook the mixture of garlic/onion. Once it’s starting to pick up the burnt bits on the bottom of the pan, you can add a few tbsp of water to help the process. Add the spices now and a bunch of fresh parsley

Step 5

Once the hour has passed, add the “meat” and onion/garlic to the big pot. Top up with some water and always on medium heat cook for another 2 hours, until the beans are extremely soft

Step 6

Serve with rice and some orange slices and buon appetito!