About this dish
A smoked sausage made from a mix of meats and bread, typically pan-fried and served with a fried egg.
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Ingredients
🌭2 alheira sausages
🍞1 cup bread, cubed
🥩Mixed meats (originally game or poultry)
🥚Fried eggs, for serving
Method
Serves 31
If making from scratch, soak bread in stock and mix with cooked, shredded meats and paprika, then stuff into casings and smoke lightly.2
Pan-fry the sausage until browned and heated through, or grill.3
Fry an egg for each serving.4
Serve the sausage topped with the fried egg, alongside fries.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Alheira has a distinctive history, said to have been created by Jewish communities in Portugal to disguise the absence of pork during periods of forced conversion.
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