The recipe is instagramable, but with a tasca soul (in Portuguese)

Instagramable on the outside, but comforting on the inside: every spoonful, this recipe takes you directly to the environment of a true Portuguese tasca. It's one of those meals they ask for bread on the table, they want to repeat and they know even better when the days start to cool. Save the recipe.

17/09/2026
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Hto the dishes that they conquer by the look, others by the taste – this brings together the best of both worlds – can leave Instagram followers drooling, but also ensures that, whoever eats it, gets his stomach very cozy.

This recipe is a suggestion from chef Pedro Barbosa of the blog Food From Portugal, which promises to convey the essence of portuguese gastronomic traditions in each dish, but you don't forget those who also eat with their eyes.

Despite the flavours of Portuguese cuisine fit well at any time of the year, the author of this recipe says that this “creamy and comforting” version of poached egg stew beans is the perfect meal for the coldest and rainy winter days to warm the body and soul!

So if you can't take the heat days any longer, you can start improving the perfect delicacies for the next season.

Don't forget the bread on the table! This is one of those meals that you ask for too much desire to repeat. Make a note and save the recipe!

Here's the recipe for baked beans with poached eggs

Ingredients

500 grams of red beans
6 eggs
400 grams of pork ribs cut into pieces
150 grams of meat sausage
2 medium onions
2 garlic teeth
50 ml of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Salt (to taste)

Method of preparation

1 . Put the beans in sauce overnight.

2 . In a pressure cooker with water, cooks the beans together with the ribs for about 30 minutes (reserves the cooking water).

3 . In a pot, add the olive oil, the chopped onions, the whole peeled garlic, the ribs and the cut sausage to the rings. Sauce in soft heat about 7 to 8 minutes, stirring from time to time.

4 . Lay down the bean broth, season with salt and pepper and boil in medium-high heat. When you start boiling, reduce to mild heat, add the beans and bake until the sauce begins to get creamy and the beans tender, stirring from time to time.

5 . When the beans are almost cooked, add the eggs, season with a pinch of salt if needed and let them scalp about 5 minutes.

6 . Turn off the fire, let the beans stew with the pot covered for a few minutes, serve and enjoy yourself!

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