Luinguisa facts and a recipe

This summer I was lucky enough to make a new friend, who happens to be an amazingly, talented chef. He introduced me to many wonderful Portuguese dishes.  He sent me a link to facts and recipes about one of the meats, he commonly  uses in his recipes.  Thank you Luis. You are missed and loved! Submitted by Luis Lorenco and the website of  Barcelos Linguica.

http://www.barceloslinguica.com/ is there website for the Linguica and here is Luis Restaurant page Facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bacalhau-Grill-Trade-Rite-Market/150698058290711



Lets start with a couple of facts and tips from their website about Liunguisa.

Linguica is a Portuguese sausage

Linguica is popular in Massachusetts, California and Hawaii
Linguica is one of Emeril Lagasse's favorites 
Try Linguica and eggs for breakfast. a perfect match.
BBQd Linguica is perfect for any party
Linguica enhances any of your favorite dishes( Ive had it with cabbage, onion and potatoes. it rocked)

Heres a Recipe from their Website.





LINGOMLETTE
Serving 2 people

INGREDIENTS:

1 long link (or 2 short links) of Barcelos Linguiça (Mild, Med, or Hot, to your taste)
½ Onion
½ Bell pepper
½ Tomato
¼ Cabbage (small)
2 tbsp of chopped green onion
1 tbsp of chopped parsley
4 eggs
2 tbsp oil (olive oil preferred)

Boil Linguica in water for 20 min. While linguica is boiling, chop the onion, bell pepper, tomato, and cabbage. Remove Linguica from water after 20 min and slice in half (length wise) and then slice the halves (length wise also) ending up with 4 long skinny slices. Then chop the slices to make small bite size pieces. Heat oil in frying pan over medium heat, add Linguica first approx 1 min, then add all other ingredients (except the eggs), sauté for 3-5 min. Remove from heat and place in a bowl and put aside. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs then add to the same pan you sautéed the linguica and vegetables over med heat. Fry the eggs for approx. 1-2 minutes, add the sautéed linguica and vegetables to one side then fold remaining side over to form a pocket. Let cook for approx 30 sec-1 min, flip over to other side for another 30 sec-1 min. Remove from pan and enjoy!!


 My Variation:  Leave the vegetables and Linguica in the pan and add the eggs over top. .  Cook until eggs are done, serve on a warm tortilla