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🇵🇹 Traditional dishes from Portugal

3 dishes people actually cook in Portugal: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bacalhau à brás

30 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Bacalhau à brás, a traditional dish from Portugal

A delicious blend of cod, potatoes, and eggs.

  • 400 g salted cod
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 g black olives
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 g parsley

Caldo verde

45 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Caldo verde, a traditional dish from Portugal

A comforting Portuguese kale soup with rich flavors.

  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 200 g kale
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • 1 chicken broth
  • 150 g chorizo
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Pastéis de nata

90 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Pastéis de nata, a traditional dish from Portugal

Deliciously creamy custard tarts with a flaky crust.

  • 250 g puff pastry
  • 200 ml milk
  • 100 ml heavy cream
  • 100 g sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 1 tsp lemon zest

What do people eat in Portugal?

The three dishes from Portugal documented in Copper are Bacalhau à brás, Caldo verde and Pastéis de nata. Garlic and olive oil each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Portugal?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Portugal entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Portugal take?

Bacalhau à brás is the quickest at 30 minutes. Pastéis de nata is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Portugal is easiest to make at home?

Caldo verde is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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