Best 3 Slow Cooker Vegetarian Feijoada Recipes

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEANS (VEGETARIAN FEIJOADA)

Steps:

• 1. Take two of the onions and chop or pulse 6-8 times in a food processor to easily chop. Puree the remaining onion in a food processor or blender and set aside for step 4. 2. Fry the chopped onions in the olive oil over medium-high heat, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Add the 1/2 tsp salt at around the 5-6 minute mark when the onions are slightly golden. 3. Add all the spices and seasoning from the garlic to the ground pepper and stir well, toasting for two minutes. 4. Add in the pureed onion and fry for five minutes, stirring often. 5. Now add in the beans water and stock cube. Check the notes for cooking times for all methods. 6. After the beans have finished cooking, bring to the boil and add in the two types of vinegar, soy sauce and marmite (optional). Reduce to a simmer and let cook for five minutes more. 7. Remove the bay leaves. If you'd like to thicken the sauce you can blend it a little, no more than half a cup. Serve!

SLOW-COOKER VEGETARIAN FEIJOADA

Steps:

• 1 Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. 2 Fry the onion for a few minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for a minute, then throw the mixture into the slow cooker. Pour a little water into the frying pan and stir to bring up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan; add this to slow cooker. 3 Drain and rinse the canned beans and add to the slow cooker with the 2 cups water. Mix together with the onion mixture in the slow cooker. Roll up the kale or collard leaves so that they resemble cigars, then slice crosswise with a sharp knife. Put the greens and the chunks of sweet potato on top of the slow cooker mixture. Sprinkle with salt and chili powder. Cover and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours, or Low for 8 to 10 hours. 4 Just before serving, stir in the orange juice. Serve on top of warm flour tortillas or on hot white rice, with a salad.

MY BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions. Meanwhile, place pork roast, short ribs and bacon in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, bay leaf and seasonings; pour chicken broth, water and beef broth over meat. Cook, covered, on high 2 hours. , Stir in beans and sausage. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours, until meat and beans are tender. Discard bay leaf. Remove short ribs. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Shred meat with 2 forks; return to slow cooker. Top servings with orange sections. If desired, serve with hot cooked rice.