Receita de ALHEIRA PORTUGUESA

bread

🥗Healthier: gluten-free bread

💰Cheaper: stale bread

Gluten-free bread accommodates dietary restrictions.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey reduces fat content while chicken is more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point, while vegetable oil is less expensive.

Cut an onion and sauté with olive oil in a large pan.

Add 500g of pork leg and 500g of chicken, with skin and bones, to the pan and let it brown.

Cover the meat with water and cook until the meat loosens from the bone.

Add 30g salt, 5g paprika, 3g black pepper, and 2g red pepper to the pan.

Cut 500g of bread into thin slices.

Shred the cooked meat and drizzle the bread with the hot broth until it forms a moist dough.

Mix the shredded meat into the dough along with 10 garlic cloves, chives, and parsley.

Prepare natural or collagen casing, cutting it into 15cm lengths and tying one end securely.

Stuff the casing with the meat-bread mixture.

Smoke the sausages for 6 hours using sawdust over charcoal.

Alheira can be served fried, grilled, or roasted, with vegetables as a great accompaniment.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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