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Jagacida

Cape Verdean beans and rice cooked with onion, garlic, bay, and linguiça-style sausage or kept vegetarian.

Country
Cape Verde
Region
West Africa
Time
40 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
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When to cook it

Best for weeknight dinners, cookouts, and family sides.. Plan on a easy cook and about 40 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Grilled fish, cachupa leftovers, fried eggs, or hot sauce.

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Cape Verde national table. A structured Cape Verde dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Adding too much liquid after the rice goes in.
  • Stirring too often once the grains should be steaming.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
How you know it is ready
  • The grains should be tender but still distinct, with steam carrying the seasoning upward.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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4 steps 10 min prep 30 min cook 40 min total easy
1
Brown aromatics
Cook onion, garlic, and sausage in oil until fragrant and lightly browned.
aromatics 08:00
2
Coat the rice
Stir in rice, beans, bay leaves, salt, and pepper so the grains are glossy.
coat 03:00
3
Simmer
Add water or stock, cover, and cook until rice is tender.
rice simmer 18:00
4
Steam and fluff
Rest off heat, covered, then fluff gently and serve.
steam 07:00

Some families use kidney beans, lima beans, or peas; some add linguiça while others keep it vegetarian.

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