Maria's Cookbook

Bitoque is Portugal’s everyday steak plate: a thin, garlicky steak crowned with a fried egg, served alongside fries, rice and...

Caldeirada de peixe is Portugal’s great fisherman’s stew — born on the boats, where the day’s unsold catch went into...

Paprika chicken in a lemony sauce is the weeknight dinner formula perfected: paprika-crusted chicken seared crisp, finished in the oven,...

Tripas à moda do Porto is more than a stew — it is the dish that gave the people of...

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato carry the name of a 19th-century poet who was, by all accounts, a better gourmet than...