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Linguiça

Linguiça is a meat ingredient where cut size, trim, and surface moisture matter. Keep the pieces dry for browning, cook to the texture the dish needs, and season with control.

Identity

Meat cut

Size, trim, and surface moisture shape browning.

Pat the surface dry before browning and give the pieces room in the pan. Match the cut size to the cooking method, then season in stages so the dish stays balanced.

Wikimedia Commons

Reference image

Linguiça reference image.

Linguiça reference image.
Image detailsLinguiça reference image.László Szalai (Beyond silence), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Licensed · Wikimedia Commons

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Used In Recipes

Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe
Caldo VerdePotato and Kale Caldo VerdeMedium
  • Linguiça

Substitutions

Acceptable

Linguiça -> Other Garlicky Pork Sausage

12 ounces (340g) cooked linguiça or other garlicky pork sausage, cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices (see note)

The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.

Source: Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato and Kale Soup With Sausage) Recipe