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Everyone knows that in Portugal you eat well. And eating well in this case is eating generously, both in quantity and in flavor.
Well-decorated serving dishes, hearty plates, tables bursting at the seams, are the portrait of a Portugal that likes and knows how to receive. Mixtures of simple flavors that together make everything special and unforgettable.
There are many traditional Portuguese dishes that remind me of comfort food, but obviously some stand out more than others. This is the case of Rancho, or Rancho à Portuguesa, a clear example of a simple recipe, with equally simple ingredients and that results in something absolutely delicious!
Rancho is a dish that provides sustenance, a family dish, for the daily basis table, that kids and adults eat and lick their fingers at the end!
A transversal recipe, which can be seen on the poorest tables and the richest and therefore, does not distinguish anyone.
Undoubtedly, this is one of my childhood dishes, and it brings me lots of good memories, particularly when during the summer holidays I would go to my grandmother’s house every day and eat the best rancho of my life there! Hmmmm I can still the scent.
For all these reasons, I needed to recreate this traditional dish on a 100% plant based version!
SIMPLE | QUICK | CHEAP | COMFORT FOOD | FOR THE FAMILY | FOR EVERYDAY | JUICY
You know those simple recipes that anyone can make? This is one of them!
It may seem like it need a lot of expertise but it doesn’t. Just put everything into the pan, wait for all the flavors to come out and you’re done.
I recreated the most typical Rancho recipe here in Minho, which takes pasta (traditionally elbows pasta), cubed potatoes, sliced carrots, chickpeas, chorizo and meat. The chorizo I used is obviously vegan and to imitate the pieces of meat I used a product that I’m in love with!
The Plant Protein Nuggets from Dragon SuperFoods. Due to their size and shape, they fit beautifully in this recipe. They are large pieces made with pea protein and fava bean protein that, due to their characteristics, take on a texture very similar to meat and, in addition, as they have a neutral flavor, they absorb well all the seasonings that are added to it. I think it’s a super versatile and very handy product, in addition to being very rich in protein, which makes it a good plant based alternative to make dishes more balanced and complete.
That been said, there’s nothing more to add because this recipe is really, really, really easy and all you truly need is a pan and a lot of love to ensure its success!
Want to know the ingredients list?
1 chopped large onion (240gr)
2 minced garlic cloves
Olive oil
2 bay leaves
4 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 cups (460gr) of tomato pulp
1 thinly sliced carrot (120gr)
850g potatoes, cut into cubes
100gr of Dragon SuperFoods Plant Protein Nuggets
500g elbow pasta
400g of cooked chickpeas
110gr of white wine
1 vegan chorizo
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 chopped large onion (240gr)
2 minced garlic cloves
Olive oil
2 bay leaves
4 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 cups (460gr) of tomato pulp
1 thinly sliced carrot (120gr)
850g potatoes, cut into cubes
100gr of Dragon SuperFoods Plant Protein Nuggets
500g elbow pasta
400g of cooked chickpeas
110gr of white wine
1 vegan chorizo
Salt and black pepper to taste
1- Start by putting the nuggets to soak in 1,250L of boiled water.
2- Meanwhile, chop the onion, the garlic, cut the carrots into slices and the potatoes into cubes.
3- In a frying pan, place a generous drizzle of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Drain and discard the water from the nuggets and add them to the frying pan. Stir occasionally until golden brown. Remove from the frying pan and set aside.
4- In a pan add on 6 tablespoons of olive oil and add the onion. When the onion is translucent, add the garlic and bay leaves. Stir occasionally for another 3 minutes.
5- Add the carrot, tomato pulp, 3 teaspoons of smoked paprika, black pepper and 500ml of water. Cover the pan and let it boil. Reduce the heat and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
6- Add the potatoes, white wine and another 500ml of water. Cover and let cook for about 10 minutes.
7- Finally, add the pasta, the chickpeas, the nuggets and the sliced chorizo, and add another 1.5L of water. Let it cook for more 20 minutes, or until the pasta and potatoes are very tender. Add salt and pepper halfway through the process. If necessary, add more water, always remembering that the final result is not intended to have too much water.
8- Serve hot.
1- Start by putting the nuggets to soak in 1,250L of boiled water.
2- Meanwhile, chop the onion, the garlic, cut the carrots into slices and the potatoes into cubes.
3- In a frying pan, place a generous drizzle of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Drain and discard the water from the nuggets and add them to the frying pan. Stir occasionally until golden brown. Remove from the frying pan and set aside.
4- In a pan add on 6 tablespoons of olive oil and add the onion. When the onion is translucent, add the garlic and bay leaves. Stir occasionally for another 3 minutes.
5- Add the carrot, tomato pulp, 3 teaspoons of smoked paprika, black pepper and 500ml of water. Cover the pan and let it boil. Reduce the heat and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
6- Add the potatoes, white wine and another 500ml of water. Cover and let cook for about 10 minutes.
7- Finally, add the pasta, the chickpeas, the nuggets and the sliced chorizo, and add another 1.5L of water. Let it cook for more 20 minutes, or until the pasta and potatoes are very tender. Add salt and pepper halfway through the process. If necessary, add more water, always remembering that the final result is not intended to have too much water.
8- Serve hot.
*This recipe was supported by Pronatural.com.pt
*You can find the Dragon SuperFoods Plant Protein Nuggets in the Pronatural online store with a 10% discount when using the code TAVG.
*This recipe can be heated up the next day and will be just as tasty.
*This recipe was supported by Pronatural.com.pt
*You can find the Dragon SuperFoods Plant Protein Nuggets in the Pronatural online store with a 10% discount when using the code TAVG.
*This recipe can be heated up the next day and will be just as tasty.
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