Portuguese mixed meat and vegetable boil
A celebratory platter of simmered meats, sausages and vegetables, often served with stock-cooked rice.
⏱ Estimated time: 160 minutes🍽 Servings: 6🇵🇹 Portugal

Ingredients
- 500 g stewing beef
- 400 g pork ribs
- 1/2 chicken
- 1 Portuguese chouriço
- 1 farinheira sausage
- 1 morcela blood sausage
- 4 medium potatoes
- 3 carrots
- 1 small Savoy cabbage
- 2 turnips
- 200 g rice
- Salt as needed
Step-by-step method
- Start by simmering the beef and pork in water, skimming the foam. Add the chicken later and cook until all meats are tender.
- Simmer the sausages separately, or add them carefully at the appropriate time so delicate ones do not burst.
- Lift out the meats, save the broth and cook carrots, turnips, potatoes and cabbage in the broth, according to their cooking times.
- Use some strained broth to cook the rice and check the seasoning.
- Slice the meats and sausages and arrange everything on a large platter with the vegetables and rice.
✦ Cooking tip
This dish varies across Portugal; this is one possible family-style combination.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.