How to Prepare Tasty Portuguese Linguica and Green Beans

Portuguese Linguica and Green Beans.

You can have Portuguese Linguica and Green Beans using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Portuguese Linguica and Green Beans

1. It's 1 of Smoke Portuguese Linguica sausage,chopped in large 1 inch pieces.
2. You need 3 of large potatoes, skin removed and diced medium-large pieces.
3. You need 1 tbsp of tomato paste.
4. Prepare 1 of onion, chopped.
5. It's 2 clove of garlic, sliced super thin (or minced).
6. Prepare 1 of can diced tomatoes (796 ml).
7. It's 1 tsp of Portuguese Pimenta pepper (or .5tsp cayenne and .5tsp paprika) *or more if you like it a lil spicier*.
8. Prepare of salt and pepper.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
10. You need 3 cup of Fresh green beans (ends removed and cut in half).
11. Prepare of water (enough to just cover everything).

Portuguese Linguica and Green Beans step by step

1. In a pot, heat olive oil and Sautee onion and garlic until translucent..
2. Add your chorico, Portuguese pepper (or cayenne and paprika mix) and tomato paste. Cook 2 min..
3. Add your potatoes and diced tomatoes (including liquid). Cook 5 min..
4. Add just enough water to cover everything. Bring to boil and cook over medium heat for about 15-20 min until the potatoes are about 3/4 cooked. Season with salt and pepper..
5. Add your green beans, let everything come to boil and cook until potatoes are done and green beans are cooked but still a tad crisp (you can cook until green beans don't have crispness, but it's always nice when fresh veggies retain their crunch).
6. Serve with Portuguese buns for dipping or any crusty bread (I could literally drink this soup/stew broth!).
7. NOTE/Optional: when you add the green beans you could also Crack an egg on top.. the spicy liquid will cook the egg through and it's yumm-o !.