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- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Cook time:
- 25 mins
- Serves:
- 4-6
The Hairy Bikers create their own meaty version of acorda – a rustic Portuguese bread soup.
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 2x400400g tinned chopped tomatoes, drained
- 1 tsp dried Oregano
- 2 Bay leaves
- 3 tbsp chopped flat leaf Parsley
- 1.5 litres vegetable or chicken stock
- 250g Chorizo
- 250g pork belly, excess rind and fat trimmed off
- 1 big loaf French bread
- 2 tbsp chopped Basil
To serve
Method
1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes until softened. Stir in the drained tomatoes, oregano, bay leaves, parsley and stock. Simmer for 15 minutes.2. While the tomatoes are simmering, chop the chorizo into small pieces and cut the belly pork into lardons (small cubes). In a dry frying pan, fry them both until they go slightly caramelised and crispy, moving them around in the pan occasionally. Drain on kitchen paper and set aside.
3. Cut the crust off the loaf and tear the bread into small ragged cubes. Distribute the bread between serving bowls. Stir the meat and basil into the broth and season to taste. Pour this over the bread, and serve each bowlful scattered with some cheese and topped with a poached egg, if you like.
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I cooked it last night for my partner, he gave me 9 out of ten. I give it ten out of ten, tho it was the first time I cooked it.
My Portuguese boyfriend loved this and it can be adapted to what you've got in the cupboard. A quick wholesome supper!