Learn to make Azores Beef Stew in a private online class!

5.0 (1 Review)

Approximately 1.5 hours

English or Portuguese

Your host Maria

Maria grew up in the Azores in a small village of 10,000 people. Her parents were farmers, as were her grandparents who had a large farm that exported produce from garlic to oranges to watermelon to Portugal. After studying social work and practicing family therapy for years in Portugal, Maria moved back to the Azores to find a more peaceful life that connected her with her lifelong passion of food. She bought house on a small plot of land with an orchard where she grows figs, apples, pears, almonds, oranges and more. Living in the subtropical climate of the Azores, Maria also is able to grow a variety of tropical fruits including papaya, guava and lychee. Maria is passionate about meeting and learning from new people and is excited to share fresh, seasonal Azorean cooking with her guests. Maria’s recipes have been passed down through her mom and grandmother and Maria is passionate about showcasing her family and island’s culinary history with guests.

Highlights

Learn to make Azorean beef stew and roast fish
Private, one-on-one online instruction with an Azorean native
Scheduled mutually at your convenience (host lives in Ponta Delgada, Azores (GMT)
Customization available for dietary restrictions or preferences
Recipes and ingredients list will be emailed in advance of class
Travel from your own home and learn Azorean culinary traditions!

What will you cook together

Azores beef stew (carne guisada)
Oven roasted fish

Ingredients

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1 lb chuck steak or sirloin tip, cut into bite-size cubes
1 chorizo sausage link
2 sweet or white potato, cut into 1" cubes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp white wine
1/2 cup tomato sauce or fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 clove
1 tsp cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1 tsp massa de pimenta (crushed red pepper sauce)
3 tbsp olive oil
4 fillets of your preferred fish
1 potato, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 chilies (not spicy), sliced
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tsp massa de pimenta (red pepper sauce or paprika)
2 tbsp white wine
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste

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Online Class Reviews

5.0 (1 Review)

Heather Patton 15 May 2020

"Our family spent an afternoon online with Maria in Ponta Delgada, Azores. Maria is personable, fun and full of interesting details and stories about the Azores. Our beef stew and roasted fish was delicious, with easy-to-find ingredients and clear instructions. I would never have thought to put a cinnamon stick in to simmer with beef stew, and now I don't think I'll make it any other way!"