Linguica Bread Recipes

PORTUGUESE SAUSAGE SANDWICHES WITH PEPPERS, ONIONS, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add peppers and sauté until lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle mixture with sugar and paprika and sauté 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer mixture to plate; leave drippings in skillet.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to drippings in skillet. Add sausage and cook over medium heat until browned and heated through, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to plate with pepper mixture.
• Add wine to skillet; boil until reduced by half, scraping up browned bits, about 3 minutes. Return sausage and pepper mixture to skillet; stir in olives. Cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Place baguette quarters on each of 4 plates; fill with sausage mixture, spooning juices over each, and serve.

LINGUICA BREAD

Steps:

• Cut raw bread into 8 parts.
• Remove skin from linguica and fry meat till half cooked.
• Refrigerate dough and meat one hour.
• Flatten dough like a pancake and fill with meat.
• Seal like a roll.
• Let rise 1 1/2 hours.
• Bake at 375° until dough is brown and crispy, about 15 minutes.