Portuguese Sopas
From tcpr 17 years ago
- 300 minutes to make
- Serves 10
A traditional soup to feed the people at the feast.
Ingredients
- 5 pounds beef roast cut into chunks shopping list
- 1 cube butter shopping list
- 30 ounces tomato sauce shopping list
- 3/4 cups red wine shopping list
- 1/4 cup white vinegar shopping list
- 6 cloves garlic smashed shopping list
- 1 large onion diced shopping list
- 1 1/2 cinnamon sticks shopping list
- 15-20 whole allspice shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves shopping list
- 4 whole cloves shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- water shopping list
- 1 large head cabbage shopping list
- 1 loaf day old French bread shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter in large kettle
- brown beef in butter
- add tomato sauce, wine and vinegar
- fill kettle 3/4 full with water
- add garlic, onion, ground spices and salt and pepper
- place whole spices into a spice ball and add to pot
- Boil 3-4 hours on low heat
- quarter and core the cabbage and add to pot
- cook an additional hour or until cabbage is cooked
- cut thick slices of bread and place into a large bowl
- spoon sopas over the bread let stand for 10 minutes
- options larger amounts of spice can be used for a more robust flavor. Sprigs of mint can be placed on the bread before covering with sopas and removed before serving.
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Can't wait to try this! Don't think I've ever tasted anything like it!
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My way of comfort food!
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