Oh Linguica. So spicy, so tasty, so… pork-y (?). I knew nothing of this fantastic food until I married a half Portuguese guy who loves all things spicy…and meat in cylindrical form.

The recipe below is great because it’s easy, relatively cheap, has quite of bit of veggies in it (a necessity for me) and is so delicious. You can sub any type of sausage for the linguica if spicy pork isn’t your thing. Just know that I think you’re really really missing out :-).

Linguica and Green Beans

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh green beans, tipped and cut into bite-size pieces

1 small onion, diced

2-4 garlic cloves, minced

1 bell pepper, diced

2-4 potatoes, peeled and diced

½-1 lb linguica sausage, cut into bite-size pieces

½ teaspoon ground allspice

1 ⁄ 8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

⁄ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce OR 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:

Saute onion, garlic, and bell pepper in 1-2 Tablespoons of butter or olive oil until onions are tender.

Throw potatoes, linguica, green beans, all-spice, red pepper, salt and pepper in saucepan with cooked onions, garlic and bell pepper.

Pour tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes over it all

Add enough water to barely cover

Cover and simmer until beans are crisp tender and potatoes are fork tender (approx. 1 hour).

Serve in bowls with sour cream.

So do you have any favorite linguica recipes? I’d love to hear them.