Rice with Bacon, Sausage and Dried Beef

Also known as simply carreteiro or Maria-Isabel, this dish consists of rice mixed with meats such as bacon, sausage and carne seca (dried beef). This dish’s name translates in English as wagoner’s rice. It gets the name because it was a dish that was easy for wagoners to prepare on the go, since they could take smoked/dried meats with them without the need of refrigeration.

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