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Portuguese Beef - Cacoila

By: John J. Pacheco  
"This is marinated beef, Portuguese style. As a variation to cooking, I place all ingredients in a slow cooker on high, stirring often, and cook for about 3 hours, until meat shreds itself."

Rating: This weblink has been rated 15 times with an average star rating of 3.7 Read Reviews (14)

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What to Drink?

Wine Tempranillo
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
14 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 3 oranges, juiced
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Rinse beef, and place in large bowl. Pour in orange juice, wine, oil and pepper sauce. Season with bay leaves, garlic, paprika, allspice, salt and pepper. Mix, to coat beef. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
  2. Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook beef and marinade until beef shreds easily, about 1 hour. Add water as needed.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 437 | Total Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 101mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2003 by marywitky 
I'm Portuguese and was so happy to see this recipe. It reminded me of home. It was delicous.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2003 by CARREIRO 
I made this recipe to break in my slow cooker. Awesome. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2008 by HeatherA 
This recipe is not bad, it is pretty much how you make cacoila. I'm portuguese and the only... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Hot Chilli 
This dish had an interesting flavour (garlic/peppery/orange) and the meat turned out tender... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2009 by MRSLUCKYSTONE 
My husband & I both enjoyed this very much. I followed the recipe except for using commercial... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2008 by L Kerwin 
I grew uo in New Bedford and I always had cacoila made with pork. I tried this recipe and it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by SUTHUN 
The meat was very tender. Unfortunately, even though I followed the recipe exactly, there was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by BARNKITTY 
This was good. Used 1C of orange juice and about a 1/2t of orange peel for marinade. Added... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2006 by x_andy_x 
The taste was perfect! Just spicy enough, with the sugar from the orange juice!! :D~~ We even... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by MommaBird+3 
I so desperately wanted this to be delicious, but it was so bland. MORE

 
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