Açorda (The poor man's dish)
Açorda (The poor man's dish)

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Açorda is a typical Portuguese dish composed of thinly sliced bread with garlic, finely chopped coriander, olive oil, vinegar, water, white pepper, salt and poached eggs. It is mostly known in the Alentejo region and nationwide, too. The Portuguese açorda is a popular bread soup appearing in numerous varieties throughout the country.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have açorda (the poor man's dish) using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Açorda (The poor man's dish):
  1. Take 4 garlic cloves, sliced (add more or less depending on preferences)
  2. Prepare 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  3. Make ready 1 bunch coriander, chopped (change amount to suit your taste)
  4. Make ready 4 whole eggs
  5. Get 2 portions salted cod, optional.
  6. Prepare 1 tsp sea salt
  7. Prepare 2 liter water
  8. Get 8 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
  9. Get 300 grams 1 or 2 day old artisan/rustic bread, cut into large chunks.
  10. Take 1 beaten egg

It is mostly known in the Alentejo region and nationwide too. There are many types of açorda, like those made with shrimp (Açorda de Marisco or.de camarão) or codfish. Acordas are a type of Portuguese traditional soup which are designed to make use of leftovers of the country's much cherished staple food, stale bread. State fair, county fair, we have a winner, poor man's hot dish, seriously a blue ribbon will be taken home with this delicious stovetop el-cheapo and easy.

Instructions to make Açorda (The poor man's dish):
  1. Soak the salted cod 24 hours prior to cooking to remove the excess salt in cold water. Change the water 3-4 times prior to cooking. You want the cod to have no taste of salt at all.
  2. In a large deep pan, bring water to the boil and add the eggs, and cod and boil for 12-15 mins.
  3. In the meantime while thats all cooking, cut and chopped, the garlic, coriander (cilantro), and green pepper. Place in a large bowl.
  4. Add the olive oil and salt to the bowl.
  5. Add the beaten egg to the mix and stir well.
  6. Remove the cod and eggs from the boiling water when done. Add water to the large bowl, leave it for up to 5 minutes.
  7. Remove the shell from the egg, cut the cod into smaller pieces and place on a tray ready to serve.
  8. Add the bread into the bowl and lightly ladle water over the bread.
  9. Now it's ready to serve. Serve alongside the egg and cod.

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