Feijoada

Ingredients

• 1 lb. black beans
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 lb. smoked sausage
• 1 lb. carne seca
• 1 lb. beef
• 4 pork shoulder bones
• 2 large onions
• 4 garlic cloves
• Spice packet
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large bay leaves
• 1 cup water
• Salt to taste
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• Very hot pepper sauce (pimenta malageta) to taste

Instructions

1. 1
   Wash beans well and let them soak in 1 liter of water overnight. After the soaking, add the beef stock to the water and cook the beans and water on low heat for about an hour.
2. 2
   While the beans are cooking, cut the meats into bite-sized chunks, put them all in a pan with the pork shoulder bones, cover them with water, and boil them for about ten minutes.
3. 3
   Chop the onions and the garlic finely and mix in random herbs and spices (a spice mix for salads would work well here). Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion mixture until it caramelizes. Add a ladle full of beans, which at this point, should be soft, and mash it together with the fried onion mixture. Add the bay leaves to this mush and let it all fry for a few minutes. Pour everything back into the beans.
4. 4
   Add the strained meats to the beans and add a cup of water. Stir. Add salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce to taste.