Feijoada - Idea for Extra Pork Butt


 

JoeR

TVWBB Member
Recently smoked two butts, Mr. Brown style, and used some of the extra to try to recreate Feijoada, a Portuguese dish that impressed me a while back at a restaurant. Process consisted of throwing the following into a crock pot & going to a movie:

Fist sized chunk of pork, cubed or pulled
Bones from both butts
One diced onion
4 diced cloves garlic
2 cans black beans, most of the juice dicarded
2 bay leaves
1 tsp chili pepper (med strength - this produced a very mild bite, adjust as you see fit)
Pepper

Cooked on low for 6 hours, but as the meat is pre-cooked i'm sure you could cook for much less. I'm very happy with the result, and wanted to share it since I've gotten so much good stuff off this board. Enjoy!
 
No drying problems even after six hours - a crock pot on low doesnt burn off much water. Give it a go!
 
I've had this at a Brazilian restaurant, and it's great. That said, it's a little disconcerting that the black beans turn the meat grey. Did you get this as well?
 
According to America's Test Kitchen, the color change has to do with the Ph balance. They recommend adding a half a teaspoon of baking soda before you start cooking.
 

 

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