Photo Credit: Carlos Garcia
3: Feijoada
Katy Velazquez, Corporate Executive Chef Qdoba
This stew of beans and braised meat is the ultimate comfort food—and the national dish of Brazil. Katy Velazquez puts her own spin on the iconic entrée with a recipe comprising black beans, onion, garlic, beef chorizo, bacon, orange zest, Custom Culinary® Beef Base, linguiça or longaniza sausage and baby back pork ribs. Although pork is traditionally the only featured meat, the chef says, “I love the flavor you get when combining beef and pork. Custom Culinary® Beef Base is an easy way to make the dish feel like it’s been made with a stock that took days to cook and reduce.”
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