Portuguese Jag Rice 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.

PORTUGUESE RICE

Steps:

• In a 4-quart medium saucepan heat the oil over high heat until hot. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 4 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, red pepper, and bay leaf and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the water, parsley and cilantro and bring to a boil. Add the rice and stir well. When the liquid returns to a boil, stir again, then cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Cook the rice undisturbed for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is dissolved and the rice is tender.
• Let rice stand for 5 minutes undisturbed before fluffing with a fork. Serve immediately.

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.

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!

PORTUGUESE JAG. (RICE)

Steps:

• HEAT olive oil in a 2 quart saucepan. FRY your 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 your beans,and rice,stirring to combine;bring to a boil on high temperature.
• WHEN boiling ,turn to medium low heat and cover,cooking 20-30 minutes.
• 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.
• LITTLE NOTE IF you'd to lower the fat a little.TRY GASPAR'S turkey linguaca ,its sold in the same SECTION AS THE CHOURICO OR ITAILIN SAUSAGES. YOU CAN ALSO try to use brown rice.and peas just use your ideas.Let me know what was the different way it was made. ENJOY it AND GOD BLESS..

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

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.