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Azorean recipes

Traditional recipes from the nine islands, to cook at home, with where each one comes from and how it varies.

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Recipes from São Miguel 8

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Furnas Sweet Griddle Bread (Bolo Lêvedo)

Furnas Sweet Griddle Bread (Bolo Lêvedo)

Recipe for bolo lêvedo, the soft, lightly sweet flatbread from Furnas on São Miguel, leavened twice and cooked slowly on a griddle. Best eaten warm. São Miguel · 1h10 View recipe

Fish and seafood

Fried Blue Jack Mackerel with Vilão Sauce

Recipe for fried chicharros with molho vilão from São Miguel: small mackerel in cornmeal with a hot sauce of garlic, wine, vinegar and red pepper paste. São Miguel · 40 min View recipe

Furnas Volcanic Stew

Recipe for cozido das Furnas, the São Miguel stew of meats, sausages and vegetables slow-cooked underground by volcanic heat beside Furnas Lake, Azores. São Miguel · 6h45 View recipe

Povoação Fennel Cream Puffs (Fofas)

Povoação Fennel Cream Puffs (Fofas)

Recipe for fofas da Povoação, São Miguel's fennel-scented choux pastries filled with vanilla or lemon cream and topped with a stripe of chocolate. São Miguel · 1h40 View recipe

São Miguel Malassadas (Carnival Fried Dough)

Recipe for São Miguel malassadas, the Azorean Carnival fried dough: a soft yeasted batter with eggs and orange juice, rolled in sugar and cinnamon. São Miguel · 1h View recipe

Azorean Black Pudding with Pineapple

Recipe for morcela com ananás, a classic São Miguel snack of pan-fried Azorean black pudding served with slices of sweet Azores pineapple, fresh or browned. São Miguel · 25 min View recipe

Recipes from Santa Maria 4

Santa Maria Ear Biscuits

Santa Maria Ear Biscuits

Traditional recipe for Santa Maria's ear biscuits from the Azores: a lard and butter dough with homemade starter, hand-shaped and snipped into ears. Santa Maria · 3h30 View recipe

Santa Maria Turnip Broth

Santa Maria turnip broth from the Azores: local turnips simmered with pork, chouriço, bacon and sweet potato, served over slices of homemade bread. Santa Maria · 2h View recipe

Santa Maria Cavacas

Cavacas from Santa Maria in the Azores: light, hollow little cakes of olive oil, flour and ten eggs, baked in moulds and coated in a white beaten-sugar icing. Santa Maria · 1h05 View recipe

Fish and seafood

Santa Maria-Style Limpets in Afonso Sauce

Santa Maria-style limpets in Afonso sauce from the Azores: limpets in their shells cooked briefly with onion, garlic, red pepper, parsley and olive oil. Santa Maria · 25 min View recipe

Recipes from Terceira 5

Terceira Beef Alcatra

Terceira's alcatra: bone-in beef slow-cooked in an unglazed clay pot with wine, smoked bacon, allspice and cloves. The dish of the Holy Spirit festivities. Terceira · 4h30 View recipe

Fish and seafood

Fish Alcatra

Terceira fish alcatra: conger eel and other local fish baked in a clay dish with smoked bacon, onion, tomato, allspice and white wine. Serve with bread. Terceira · 1h45 View recipe

Alfenim (Pulled Sugar Figures)

Alfenim from Terceira: a white paste of sugar, water and vinegar, pulled by hand and shaped into doves, crowns and flowers offered as vows to the Holy Spirit. Terceira · 1h20 View recipe

Dona Amélia Cakes

Donas Amélias: little cornmeal cakes from Angra do Heroísmo with cane honey, cinnamon and raisins, named after Queen Amélia, who visited Terceira in 1901. Terceira · 50 min View recipe

Terceira Holy Spirit Soup

Terceira's Holy Spirit soup: stale bread soaked in a beef and chicken broth scented with mint, cinnamon and chilli, served with cabbage and the boiled meats. Terceira · 3h30 View recipe

Recipes from Graciosa 2

Graciosa Rice Pastries

Graciosa rice pastries: thin half-moon pastries filled with rice, sugar syrup, almonds and egg yolks, baked pale. A must on Graciosa's Christmas table. Graciosa · 2h View recipe

Graciosa Star-Shaped Milk Tarts (Queijadas)

Queijadas da Graciosa: star-shaped tarts with thin, crisp pastry and a filling of milk, sugar, egg yolks and cinnamon. The most famous sweet of Graciosa island. Graciosa · 2h40 View recipe

Recipes from São Jorge 3

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São Jorge Clams

São Jorge clams cooked the Caldeira de Santo Cristo way, Azores: opened in a covered pan with onion, garlic, vinegar, bay leaf, paprika, cumin and parsley. São Jorge · 30 min View recipe

São Jorge Espécies (Spiced Pastries)

Espécies from São Jorge in the Azores: a filling of sugar, toasted bread, cinnamon and fennel seed wrapped in thin, crisp pastry and shaped into horseshoes. São Jorge · 1h50 View recipe

São Jorge Boiled Rosquilhas

Boiled rosquilhas from São Jorge in the Azores: rings of egg, flour and aguardente dough, first boiled in water and then baked in the oven until golden. São Jorge · 1h45 View recipe

Recipes from Pico 4

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Pico Fish Broth (Caldo de Peixe)

Pico fish broth: several kinds of fresh fish poached in a tomato and onion broth, served with potatoes, bread and a raw garlic, parsley and vinegar sauce. Pico · 1h10 View recipe

Pico-Style Molha (Spiced Beef Stew)

Pico-style molha: bone-in beef marinated with garlic and chilli, then braised slowly in white wine with allspice, cumin and cinnamon. A classic Azorean stew. Pico · 3h10 View recipe

Fish and seafood

Pico-Style Octopus Stewed in Red Wine

Pico-style octopus stew: octopus cooked in its own juices with onion, garlic, bay, chilli and tomato, then simmered slowly in red wine until meltingly tender. Pico · 1h45 View recipe

Pico Rosquilhas (Holy Spirit Sweet Bread Rings)

Pico rosquilhas: large rings of sweet, egg-rich yeast bread made with butter and lard, carried in procession and shared at the Holy Spirit festivities. Pico · 1h15 View recipe

Recipes from Faial 3

Faial-Style Molha (Beef and Potato Stew)

Faial-style molha: bone-in beef braised on a bed of onions with lard, chilli paste and vinho de cheiro red wine, with the potatoes cooked in the sauce. Faial · 2h30 View recipe

Fish and seafood

Faial-Style Octopus Stew with Three Wines

Faial-style octopus stew: octopus cooked slowly with onion, lard and red pepper paste, finished with white wine, port and vinho de cheiro. Serve with potatoes. Faial · 1h55 View recipe

Pork Ribs in Wine and Garlic (Torresmos de Vinha d'Alhos)

Torresmos de vinha d'alhos: Azorean pork ribs marinated in wine, garlic and chilli paste, then cooked in lard until browned. Serve with taro or cornbread. Faial · 2h05 View recipe

Recipes from Flores 5

Fish and seafood

Flores Oven-Roasted Yellowfin Tuna

Flores-style oven-roasted yellowfin tuna (albacora): thick steaks baked with potatoes in a sauce of tomato, white wine, red pepper paste and chilli. Flores · 1h25 View recipe

Flores Griddle Cornbread

Flores bolo do tijolo: a flat, yeast-free cornmeal bread cooked on a clay tile or griddle pan, made in the old days when there was no bread in the house. Flores · 45 min View recipe

Flores Oven-Baked Beans

Flores oven-baked beans: red beans cooked with smoked bacon, tomato, red pepper paste and cumin, then baked in a clay dish until crusty on top. Flores · 1h55 View recipe

Flores Easter Folar

Flores Easter folar: a sweet yeasted bread enriched with eggs, sugar and butter, scented with lemon, cinnamon and nutmeg, with a whole egg in the centre. Flores · 1h10 View recipe

Flores Watercress Soup

Flores watercress soup: a creamy potato and watercress soup made with a stock of salted pork bones, one of the typical flavours of the island's cooking. Flores · 1h35 View recipe

Recipes from Corvo 3

Corvo Kale with Salted Pork

Couves da barça, one of Corvo's best-known dishes: kale simmered with salted pork, potatoes and sweet potatoes, served with its broth and cornbread. Corvo · 1h30 View recipe

Corvo Pork Liver Stew

Corvo pork liver stew: liver and pork marinated with garlic, wine, vinegar and allspice, then slowly cooked. A winter dish from the pig-killing season. Corvo · 1h40 View recipe

Corvo Seaweed Fritters

Tortas de erva do calhau, a traditional Corvo snack: small fritters of seaweed picked from the shore rocks, eggs, flour, garlic and red pepper paste. Corvo · 30 min View recipe