When I was a child, growing up with my Portuguese immigrant parents, my mother used to make something called papas for us (herself, my Dad, and I). I believe the closest possible translation of papas to English is porridge. Although I am giving it the name porridge, please don't confuse papas for a breakfast food. No, it was more an indulgence that could be eaten any time of the day. It was almost dessert-like...eaten hot with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon on top; the ultimate comfort food for me. I remember asking my mom to make papas from time to time. She didn't always make it. After all, it was a special treat and that is part of what made it so good - the knowing that you couldn't eat it all the time. Papas were usually reserved for special occasions or lazy Sundays when my mom had more time to make it. As I grew older, my mom didn't make papas as often. I didn't request it as much. Other foods and rituals replaced the porridge. Many years passed. Then one day, after I was married and had my own daughter, I remembered the papas again with fondness. I immediately called my mom at work. I told her I wanted to make papas myself, for the first time. I needed her recipe...please! Well, if you are Portuguese or happen to know a Portuguese mom, you will probably already know that Portuguese moms don't usually follow recipes, measurements or directions. If you ask for a recipe, you are more likely to hear, "Oh, just add a bit of this and a smidgen of that. That should do it!". So my mom gave me a list of all the ingredients and tried to guide me somewhat with the measurements. I had to play around with it myself until it was perfected. More years passed. The memory of those childhood papas came to me again this week. I haven't made papas in what seems like forever. I looked for the small, pink piece of paper I had written the ingredients on years ago, in my recipe box. I found it, but only the ingredients...no measurements. It took me three tries before it turned out perfectly. Only three tries before it tasted exactly like the papas my mom used to make for us, when we lived in our apartment flat on Rosemount Street. Portuguese Porridge / Papas (serves 2) Ingredients 1 cup milk 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp flour pinch of salt ground cinnamon Directions In a small pot, add milk. Whisk in sugar, flour, and salt. Combine very well until smooth. Place the pot over medium heat and keep whisking until mixture begins to boil. This will take several minutes. As it starts to boil, continue whisking for about one minute and then remove from heat. Mixture will continue to thicken. Pour the papas into two dessert plates. Sprinkle ground cinnamon over top. Serve immediately. *Papas are traditionally served on a dessert plate, not in a bowl (at least that's how my mom used to do it) *Papas taste best when served hot Did you eat papas or a special homemade porridge while you were growing up? I would love to hear about it!
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Portuguese Festa Sopas We’re passionate about our Portuguese Festa Sopas! This typically once a year Festa is celebrated throughout the San Joaquin Valley (and many other locations). BUT we love to make Portuguese Sopas at home throughout the whole year. The recipe varies a bit from place to place but the basic ingredients remain the same. When I posted our family’s recipe some years ago passions ran high. Others’ remembered differing recipes. I can assure you the Willitts’ (Perry-Freitas) recipe is authentic. This hearty dish has a unique flavor and is not always successfully duplicated at home. Dan (my brother), who put the recipe together for my post, helped with the cooking for these Portuguese Festas in Visalia for a number of years. It’s one thing helping to put food together for hundreds, and then another converting to a small dish accurately just by taste testing. He has completed many taste tests in creating this dish. I’ve tested this latest recipe. It’s exactly as I remember! Recipe Serves 12-15 You will need a 12 quart pot with lid if you are cooking on top the stove. For oven cooking you will need a 12 quart roasting pan with lid. This recipe does revise well to dividing in half. 4-5 Pounds of boneless rump roast-cut into generous size chunks 2 Pounds of bone-in beef short ribs Soup bone-the marrow produces much of the flavor (shank cut with meat can be used in a pinch) 2 Large onions-chopped 1 Head of garlic, about 10 cloves-peeled & chopped 10 Ounces beef consume 32 Ounces beef stock 2 15 Ounce cans of tomato sauce 2 Tablespoons pickling spices-placed in a spice bag or tea strainer 1 Tablespoon of salt-also salt to taste when adding cabbage 1 Tablespoon and 1 Teaspoon cinnamon 1 and 1/2 Teaspoons of cumin 1 and 1/2 Teaspoon of allspice 15 Cups of water 1 Large head of cabbage-sliced 2 Loaves of French bread-day old, stale, sliced Sprig of mint for each serving Place all ingredients except cabbage, bread and mint into your pot or pan. Stovetop: bring the ingredients to a boil, then turn to a simmer, cover. Oven: Place covered pan into preheated oven of 400 degrees F, after 30 minutes turn oven to 300 degrees F. Cook ingredients, either method, for 8-10 hours. Uncover in the last hours of cooking to reduce. Remove spice bag and bones. Add cabbage and continue cooking another hour to hour and a half. To serve, place serving of meat in a bowl, place slice of bread over meat and mint over the bread, then spoon soup juice over all. Serve hot. The bread is sliced and left out to dry out. Crusty bread is best. This is a French bread but others such as Italian are suitable. Here’s a little change up recipe, here. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Related
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