Portuguese Sausage and Bean Stew

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I often cook for a group of grown-up fussy eaters who don't like anything "unusual" (meaning anything that strays from the basic meat and potatoes meals their mothers made. I thought this might send them over the edge. They LOVED it. I used Great Northern beans, Cajun sausage, and fire roasted tomatoes, and it came together beautifully.

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This was a delicious new recipe for me! I found it in a magazine (Aida's recipe still, but it was slightly different from above. I had never heard of Portugese bean soup before, but could tell from the ingredients that I was truly going to enjoy it! I used the canned Northern Beans and Publix brand of Italian Kielbasa. I removed the sausage from the skins and cooked it in the bacon grease. I also only used three cups of water instead of four and two cans of diced tomatoes. I had planned on adding the water at the end if needed, but it wasnt necessary because of the juices from the tomatoes and because I did not drain the beans. The sweet Honey taste which is different from so many other soup recipes I've tried made the soup perfecto!

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I held off on making this until I could get some linguica. As it turned out, the linguica is much tastier than chorizo (in my opinion. I also went with the overnight soak of the great northern beans. The recipe didn't specify whether or not this should be covered while cooking for 1 1/2 hours. Initially I went with uncovered, but the beans weren't getting tender. I covered for another 1/2 hour and that turned out to be the finishing touch. Great flavor and a nice touch of heat. Perfect for a 30 degree winter's day.

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Flipping channels I caught the end of the episode as Aida recapped her recipes. I was grabbed by "Portuguese" Bean Stew, having been born and raised in Portugal, and immediately looked up the recipe online. Although the recipe does not represent the traditional Portuguese cooking I am accustomed to, I figured I'd give it a try, being as I had all the ingredients on hand. I used the sausage from the local Portuguese market as well as their slab bacon, to keep with the tradition, but used canned beans since it was a last-minute effort. I served this over brown rice which soaked up the sauce nicely. I must say I was very pleasantly surprised at how tasty it turned out. And as with most leftovers, I think it got better day by day! I predict I will be making this recipe quite often this upcoming winter... Thanks Aida!

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I made this over the weekend and thought it was delicious. I made it in a crock pot so it couldn't have been easier. It did not seem like the potatoes cooked all the way through even though it was in the crock pot for 8 hours? My wife and I really liked it. I can't understand some of the low ratings because it tastes pretty much like you would expect based on the ingredients. The one reviewer who could only eat three bites and threw the rest out must have done something horribly wrong. The other reviewer who complained that there were no vegetables should have added some. We served this with garlic bread and both went back for seconds. I am still enjoying leftovers. Definitely worth a try.

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I made this with dried great northern beans and chorizo and the flavor was wonderful. I used the quick soak method with the dried beans--cover with water, bring to a boil for a few minutes, then soak for one hour.

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I have made this recipe twice since the October 10th show. In was cold in Colorado on October 10th. I saw the show and traversed icy road to get the ingredients. I used can Great Northern beans since I want something warm to eat fast. My husband and two teenage daughters love the recipe. It is definitely a keeper in my household. Since the chorizo and bacon came packaged in larger quantities then the recipe called for, I used 1 lb of bacon and 12 oz of chorizo. That was OK with my husband. Aida, thank you for this recipe. I encourage interested parties to try this recipe. Do not let the negative comments posted stop you from experiencing a great meal.

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It was so simple to make and very tasty! I used kielbasa and added frozen corn at the end. I've already recommended this stew to my friends!!

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I thought this looked very good so I bought all of the ingredients and made it with according to recipe. It lacked flavor and was too tomatoey. The potatoes were not a good fit. I cannot recommend this.

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This was very good, something told me to make it despite the reviews. It was good and all four boys/men in my house ate it and liked it. I have added it to my recipe box. Im confused as to why some folks didnt like it. Maybe they didnt follow the directions. It was hearty, filling and a great comfort food.