How to Make Brazilian Feijão

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg feijão (black beans)
• 200 g beef, cut into pieces suitable for cooking
• 1 dry (or medium) onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• Salt, to taste
• Accompanying salad:
• White cabbage
• Lemon juice (or to taste)
• Olive oil
• Toasted bread and white rice, for serving
• Salad preparation:
• Finely shred the cabbage and dress with lemon juice, olive oil and salt to taste; toss to combine.
• For more delicious Brazilian dishes see Brazilian Cozinha Kibbeh

Method

1. Wash the feijão beans and soak them in water for 6 hours.
   Timers: 360 min
2. After soaking, put the beans in a pot, cover them with fresh water and cook until tender.
3. Boil the meat pieces with cinnamon sticks, salt and an onion in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes (you can boil them in a regular pot, which will of course take longer).
   Timers: 20 min
4. After the meat and beans are cooked separately, combine them with a little of the bean cooking liquid in a suitable serving dish.
5. In a pan, fry the minced garlic in oil and pour it over them.
6. Serve the Brazilian feijão with toasted bread, cabbage salad and white rice.
7. Finely chop the cabbage and season it with lemon juice, olive oil and salt to taste, then mix.
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9. For more delicious dishes from Brazil, here is this link: Brazilian cozinha kibbeh