Cachupa
The islands' slow soul: cachupa — a hominy corn and bean stew with pork, sausage, sweet potato and greens, simmered for hours; the rica version is a feast, the pobre a weekday hug.
What it is
The islands' slow soul: cachupa — a hominy corn and bean stew with pork, sausage, sweet potato and greens, simmered for hours; the rica version is a feast, the pobre a weekday hug. Ingredients: hominy corn (samp), beans (several kinds), pork, chorizo/linguiça, sweet potato, squash, cabbage, kale, onions, garlic, bay, olive oil. Recipe: 1) Soak corn and beans overnight. 2) Simmer with meats for hours until creamy. 3) Add vegetables by density. 4) Rest — cachupa improves tomorrow (fried with eggs as cachupa refogada). Serve: at Sunday tables from Santiago to Santo Antão. Flavor: deep, porky, comforting. History: cachupa is Cape Verde's national dish — the cornucopia of a dry archipelago that learned abundance from patience. See also: Xerém, Canja (Cape Verde).
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