Make a Delicious Portuguese Pot Roast with Linguica and Potatoes - Carne Assada a Moda Portuguesa

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than beef.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with a higher smoke point.

bay leaves

🥗Healthier: thyme

💰Cheaper: oregano

Thyme and oregano can provide similar aromatic qualities.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Coat the bottom of a pot with olive oil.

Add sliced onions around the bottom of the pot.

Season the beef with coarse sea salt, garlic powder, and paprika.

Add red pepper paste to the bottom of the pot.

Add chopped celery and carrots to the pot.

Pour in half a can of tomato sauce and spiced diced tomatoes.

Add linguica to the pot.

Pour in beef broth and red wine.

Add potatoes, either halved or quartered, around the beef and vegetables.

Decorate the top with pickled red hot finger peppers and hot sauce.

Cover the pot and place it in the oven.

Check the pot roast after an hour or an hour and a half.

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