PORTUGUESE VEGGIE HASH

Hey everyone! This is Rita here. As always, we're pretty excited to be sharing a new recipe in the blog. Back in October, we posted a Portuguese Pea Stew recipe and it was such a hit among our national and international readers that we realized we should definitely make veganized versions of portuguese classics a priority in our kitchen brainstorms. This veggie hash was inspired by a typical dish of ours that is traditionally made with dried salted codfish and whole eggs. It is a regular among every portuguese household which goes by the name of Bacalhau à Brás and our fellow countrymen and women will surely realize what this is just by the looks of it. It is popular to the point that there are even a few vegetarian versions already, in some restaurants and cafeterias. But never had we seen a full vegan version; that is until we tried making it ourselves. It turned out delicious, and the texture comes so close to the real deal that even our picky-eater-nephews couldn't resist going for seconds and thirds during the family taste test.

There are only a handful of dishes that make us lose control of our ability to stick to appropriatly sized portions and this one might just be our biggest frailty. That's why we are unsure as to how many servings are in this recipe: 6 if you've got a normal appetite; 4 if you're anything like us and tend to devoure your favourite foods. Good thing is, this is made entirely from vegetables and legumes! Sure, there's the whole fried straw potatoes situation in the mix... But still, just potatoes! Pair this hash with a big bunch of leafy greens and you've got yourself a pretty healthy vegan meal. Although we never tried freezing it, our bet is that it doesn't freeze well. But that's fine by us, because we never mind eating this for 2-3 meals in a row.

We're curious to see what you guys will feel about this recipe, so make sure to let us know how it worked out!