Açorda alentejana
Bread soup, garlic, coriander, olive oil, and egg, deeply connected to Alentejo.
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Recipes from Alentejo
Bread, coriander, olive oil, soups, migas, meats, and sweets from the Alentejo table.
Editorial curation
Alentejo has a cuisine of great personality, marked by bread, olive oil, coriander, garlic, soups, migas, meats, and egg sweets. It is a table of direct and deep flavor.
This page gathers Alentejo recipes already published and helps the reader navigate between spoon dishes, oven dishes, sweets, and supporting guides.
Like many traditional recipes, preparations vary between localities and families. Empório Portugal presents useful editorial versions for the Brazilian audience.
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Soups, açordas, and bread dishes
Bread is the base of many Alentejo recipes, from açordas to migas.
Sopa de tomate alentejana
Tomato soup with bread and egg, simple, aromatic, and very connected to rural cuisine.
Soups and broths · AlentejoMigas alentejanas
Stale bread cooked with garlic, olive oil, and fat, a rustic accompaniment from Alentejo.
Starters and snacks · AlentejoMigas com carne de porco
Well-seasoned pork served with Alentejo bread migas.
Meats and oven · AlentejoGaspacho alentejano
Cold soup of tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, bread, olive oil, and vinegar.
Soups and broths · AlentejoSopa de beldroegas
Alentejo soup of beldroegas, potatoes, cheese, and eggs.
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Meats and Alentejo sweets
Stews, lamb, and regional sweets complete the table.
Ensopado de borrego
Lamb slowly cooked with wine, herbs, and bread, in a deep-flavored Alentejo preparation.
Meats and oven · AlentejoSericaia
Alentejo sweet of eggs, milk, cinnamon, and light texture, often served with plum.
Sweets and desserts · AlentejoSericaia com ameixa de Elvas
Alentejo sericaia served with plums in syrup, a classic combination from the region.
Sweets and desserts · AlentejoEncharcada alentejana
Conventual sweet of eggs and sugar syrup, intense and shiny.
Sweets and desserts · AlentejoBoleima alentejana
Rustic Alentejo sweet of simple dough, apple, sugar, and cinnamon.
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Related guides
Techniques and ingredients that frequently appear in Alentejo.
How to make açorda
Understand the base of bread, garlic, olive oil, coriander, and broth that gives soul to Portuguese açordas.
Essential techniquesCoriander in Portuguese cuisine
See where to use coriander in açordas, clams, soups, fish, and dishes from Alentejo and Algarve.
Portuguese ingredientsHow to use olive oil in Portuguese cuisine
Learn when to use olive oil for sautéing, finishing, roasting, seasoning salads, and enhancing Portuguese recipes.
Essential techniquesPortuguese breads: broa, Alentejo bread, bolo do caco, and more
Get to know Portuguese breads, their uses at the table, and how to pair them with olive oil, soups, cheeses, and recipes.
Portuguese ingredientsEditorial cluster
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