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Peru recheado (Stuffed turkey)

Stuffed turkey is a typical Christmas dish.  

PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Ingredientes: Ingredients:
1 peru inteiro (3-4 kg) 1 whole turkey (3-4 kg)
5-6 dentes de alho amassado 5-6 cloves of crushed garlic
4 folhas de louro 4 bay leaves
1 cebola picada 1 finely chopped onion
salsinha picada finely chopped parley
1 garrafa de vinho branco 1 bottle of white wine
sal e pimenta-do-reino a gosto salt and ground black pepper to taste
Recheio: Stuffing mixture:
8-10 fatias de pão de fôrma sem casca 8-10 slices of crustless toast bread
4 colheres de óleo 4 tablespoons of oil
2 cebolas (picada) 2 onions (chopped)
200 gr. de toicinho defumado (bacon) picado 200 g of chopped bacon
2 latas de milho verde 2 cans of sweetcorn
salsinha e cebolinha picada finely chopped parley
sal e pimenta-do-reino a gosto salt and ground black pepper to taste
Modo de fazer o recheio: Preparing the stuffing mixture:
1. Frite a cebola e o bacon em óleo quente. 1. Sauté the onion and the bacon in hot oil.
2. Adicione o milho, a salsinha, a cebolinha, o sal e a pimenta e deixe refogar 10 minutos. 2. Add the corn, the parsley, the spring onion, the salt and the pepper and let it cook for 10 minutes.

3. Adicione o pão moído (use o processador para moer o pão) e mexa bem.

3. Add the minced bread (use your food processor to mince the bread) and mix well.

4. Deixe o receio esfriar um pouco e reserve. 4. Let the stuffing cool down a bit and save it for later.
Modo de fazer: Preparation:
1. Lave o peru e enxugue com uma toalha de papel. 1. Rinse the turkey and dry it with a paper towel.
2. Coloque o peru numa tigela e tempere-o com alho, louro, salsinha, vinho branco, sal e pimenta a gosto. 2. Put the turkey in a bowl and season it with garlic, bay leaf, parsley, white wine, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cubra a tigela com um filme plástico. 3. Cover the bowl with a plastic film.
4. Coloque a tigela na geladeira e deixe o peru no tempero de um dia para o outro. 4. Put the bowl in the fridge and leave the turkey in the marinade overnight.
5. Tire o peru do tempero e recheie o peru com o recheio. 5. Remove the turkey from the marinade and stuff it with the stuffing mixture. 
6. Costure o peru com uma agulha e linha ou use palitos de dente para fechar as aberturas. 6. Sew the turkey with a needle and thread or use toothpicks to close the openings.
7. Coloque o peru numa fôrma untada com óleo. 7. Put the turkey on a baking dish greased with oil.
8. Cubra o peru com papel alumínio e asse-o em forno quente (200 graus) por umas 3 horas. 8. Cover the turkey with aluminum foil and bake the it in preheated oven (350 F) for 30 minutes.
9. Retire o papel alumínio da peru e asse o peru por mais 30 minutos ou até dourar. 9. Remove the aluminum foil from the turkey and bake the peru for 30 minutes more or until golden brown.
10. Sirva quente.  10. Serve it hot.

Remarks:

  • In Brazil, people usually stuff turkeys with a home-made stuffing mixture called "farofa".

  • The "farofa" used to stuff turkeys is different from the "farofa" served with "feijoada" or grilled meat.

  • The stuffing mixture can be made with precooked cornflakes (farinha de milho) or farinha de mandioca (manioc flour). I personally prefer precooked cornflakes, but you can find  precooked cornflakes and manioc flour only in Brazilian supermarkets and grocery stores.

  • You can replace precooked cornflakes or manioc flour with crustless toast bread. Toast bread is also tasty and it's available everywhere.

  • You can replace bacon with smoked sausage (lingüiça calabresa) or cooked turkey giblets (miúdos).

  • Some people add olives and boiled eggs to the "farofa"

  • If you wish, you can replace the sweetcorn with fresh sliced mushrooms.

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