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Portuguese Recipes

Bacalhau, pastéis de nata, piri piri — Atlantic-influenced and deeply flavourful.

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Bacalhau à Brás (Portuguese Salt Cod)

Portugal's most beloved salt cod dish — shredded bacalhau with silky scrambled eggs, crispy matchstick potatoes, olives and fresh parsley. Simple genius.

Pastel de Nata – Portuguese Custard Tarts

Shattering puff pastry shells filled with burnt, blistered, cinnamon-scented custard — Lisbon's most famous pastry.

45 min240 calHard

★4.9(4,521)

soup

Caldo Verde – Portuguese Kale and Chorizo Soup

Portugal's national soup: silky potato and kale broth with slices of smoky chouriço — humble, nourishing and deeply comforting.

Francesinha

A rich and indulgent Portuguese sandwich with layers of meat and cheese.

Francesinha

Porto's legendary sandwich layered with cured meats, steak, and melted cheese, drenched in spicy beer-tomato sauce.

Arroz de Marisco

A rich Portuguese seafood rice stew brimming with prawns, clams, mussels, and fragrant coriander.

Carne de Porco a Alentejana

Marinated pork with clams, fried potatoes, and pickled vegetables — a signature dish from the Alentejo region.

Cataplana de Peixe

A traditional Algarve fish stew cooked in the iconic clam-shaped copper cataplana pot with tomatoes and peppers.

50 min380 calEasy

★4.6(870)

dessert

Arroz Doce

Creamy Portuguese rice pudding perfumed with lemon zest and cinnamon, served cold with decorative cinnamon patterns.

Pastéis de Nata (Portuguese Egg Tarts)

Flaky custard tarts with caramelised tops from Lisbon.

Arroz de Pato

Portuguese baked duck rice with chouriço and olives.

Bacalhau à Brás

Portugal's most beloved salt cod dish — flaked bacalhau scrambled with golden matchstick potatoes and silky eggs, finished with olives and parsley.

Caldo Verde

Portugal's most beloved soup — silky potato broth threaded with ribbons of dark kale and enriched with smoky chouriço — simple, nourishing and deeply satisfying.

Cataplana de Marisco

Algarve's spectacular seafood stew of clams, prawns and mussels steamed in a copper cataplana with white wine, chorizo and tomatoes.

Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá

A classic Portuguese salt cod casserole layered with potatoes, onions, olives, and hard-boiled eggs — one of Portugal's most beloved bacalhau dishes.

Caldo Verde

Portugal's iconic green soup made with silky potato broth, ribbons of kale, and slices of smoky chouriço — simple, warming, and deeply comforting.

Pastéis de Nata

Portugal's beloved custard tarts with a flaky pastry shell and a rich, slightly caramelised egg custard filling, dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar.

Arroz de Pato

A rich Portuguese duck and rice bake where duck legs are slow-cooked then shredded into saffron-scented rice, topped with chouriço and baked until golden.