Jag Recipes

JAG (PORTUGUESE RICE AND BEANS)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; add onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, sausage, black pepper, basil, and oregano. Saute vegetable mixture until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir beans into the vegetable mixture; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Pour water over the vegetable mixture; add rice and stir. Place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender and the moisture completely absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

JAGACIDA (JAG) - BEANS AND RICE FROM CAPE VERDE

Steps:

• Cut up onions in a 2 quart pan and simmer until golden brown in oil.
• Add 6 cups of water to onions, paprika, and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper totaste.
• Bring to a boil and add 3 cups of rice. Lower heat, add beans (), cover pan and simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is cooked.
• Turn off stove and let stand.

JAGACIDA (PORTUGUESE JAG)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2 quart saucepan; Fry linguica, seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Add onions and garlic, sauteeing until onions are tender and translucent; be careful not to burn the garlic.
• Add water, tomato paste, and bay leaves, stirring until the tomato paste is dissolved. Add lima beans and rice, stirring to combine; bring to a boil on high temperature
• When it is boiling, turn to medium low heat and cover, cooking 20-30 minute
• Check occasionally, stir to avoid sticking, lowering the heat a smidge further if needed; rice should be fairly dry when cooked completely.
• Remove the bay leaves before serving.
• NOTE: if you'd like to lower the fat a little, try Gaspar's turkey linguica, it's sold in the same section as the kielbasa, chorizo, etc.
• NOTE: Can this be done with brown rice? I don't know -- but if some kind soul is willing to try, please post a review with your results!

JAG

Steps:

• 1. Boil water. Meanwhile, in a separate pot, saute onions in butter till soft. Add Beans, paprika and salt & pepper.
• 2. When water boils, add to pot with bean mixture, add rice and kale. Cover and bring back to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 25-30 minutes until water is absorbed. Stir to mix and serve!!

CAPE VERDE JAGACIDA (PORTUGUESE RICE)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a sauce pan and fry the sausage, season with salt and pepper
• Add the onions and garlic stir until onions are tender but taking care not to burn garlic
• Add water, tomato paste, bay leaf, and mix together well.
• Add in the lima beans and rice stirring to combine, bring to a boil
• Turn down to simmer and cover. Cook 20-30 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Remove the bay leaf and serve.

JAG (PORTUGUESE RICE & BEANS) RECIPE

Steps:

• In large frying pan heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat until butter is melted Add onion, garlic, chicken bouillon and Bay Leaf, saute well Add beans and four cups hot water Sprinkle with pepper and add paprika for color Bring to a boil Add 2 cups rice and stir Bring to a boil; cover and lower heat to low flame Cook for about 25 minutes (If there's still too much water after 25 minutes, continue cooking but check every 2 or 3 minutes DO NOT OVERCOOK ). •You can also use canned beans. If you do you need 2 15-ounce cans of whatever beans you like (well drained). If necessary, rinse with cold water