Portuguese Sopas Recipes

PORTUGUESE SOPAS OR SOPASH RECIPE - (3.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine pot roast, garlic, tomato sauce, onion, parsley, celery, rosé, water, black pepper, salt, allspice, cumin, bay leaves, vinegar, and cabbage in a large pot Cover and simmer 6 hours. During last hour, uncover the pot. At serving time, cover bottom of large, shallow serving dish with bread slices. Lay lightly bruised mint leaves on top of the bread so each piece is touched by mint flavor. Ladle the hot sopas on top and eat immediately.

PORTUGUESE SOPAS

Steps:

• Place pot roast, onion, mint, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, and bay leaves in a large pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough water to cover the roast. Cook over medium heat until roast is tender, adding more water if needed, about 4 hours.
• Stir cabbage wedges into the pot. Simmer until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.

SOUPAS - A PORTUGUESE FEAST SOUP T-R-L

Steps:

• Combine everything and add enough water to cover all.
• Let cook slowly all day (at least 8 hours).
• Remove cheesecloth bag and discard.
• To serve, put the sliced meat and sauce(soupas) over sliced bread.
• Sprinkle with chopped mint if desired.

SOPAS - (HOLY GHOST BRAISED BEEF )

Steps:

• Day before: 1. Place the roast in a non-reactive pot with tight fitting lid such as a Dutch oven. Pour the wine over and toss in the garlic, a pinch of crushed dried red pepper and the 1 bay leaf. Cover and marinate several hours or overnight, turning the meat over occasionally. Next Day: 1. Stir in the water and toss in the onion slices. Mix the tomatoes and ketchup with the tomato paste into the pan. 2. Place the cinnamon stick, cloves, Jamaican allspice, cumin and remaining bay leaves in a square of cheese cloth. Tie it up with a piece of kitchen string.and place in the pot. Sprinkle the salt over. 3. Make sure liquid comes half-way up the side of the roast. If not, add additional wine and water in equal parts. 4. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and turning the meat occasionally, simmer until the meat is falling-off -the- bone tender, about 3 hours. 5. To serve, remove the meat and pull it off the bone in pieces. Place a thick slice or two of bread in each soup plate topped with a mint leaf or two. Ladle a generous amount of broth over the bread to soften followed with topping it off with pieces of meat.