Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in Side Recipes

Paula's Portuguese Cebolada (Onion Sauce)

You can eat this delicious Portuguese cebolada (onion sauce) over fish, potatoes or on a bun.
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Paula's Portuguese Cebolada (Onion Sauce)

Preparation time 5 min
Cooking Time 10 min
Ready In 15 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

3 tablespoons of olive oil4 medium sized onions, chopped2 cloves of garlic, chopped1 tablespoon of tomato paste1 tablespoon of red pepper sauce1 tablespoon of red vinegar1 teaspoon of paprika 1/2 cup of waterSalt (to taste)
3 tablespoons of olive oil4 medium sized onions, chopped2 cloves of garlic, chopped1 tablespoon of tomato paste1 tablespoon of red pepper sauce1 tablespoon of red vinegar1 teaspoon of paprika 1/2 cup of waterSalt (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. In a frying pan over medium temperature, add the olive oil, onions and garlic, cook for about 5 minutes until the onions are transparent, than add the tomato paste, pepper sauce, paprika, salt and water, continue cooking while stirring very well for a couple of minutes and your done.
  2. You can serve this over fish or boiled potatoes, we like it best over fish.
  3. If you want to make a quick meal out of this alone, before you turn off the stove, add 4 eggs and keep stiring until the eggs are cooked, use bits of crusty bread to scoop it from the plate, enjoy.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Paula Costa
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Tony Pavao
Tony Pavao
I love this recipe over potatoes
2 Years ago, Sunday, November 20, 2022
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Port
Tony, it's great over fish as well.
2 Years ago, Sunday, November 20, 2022
Graham Walker
Graham Walker
Great sauce with mussels Made some mods, started with a mirepoux added white wine, cumin and deseeded chilli. Blended ingriedients and added a large knob of butter for a shiney sauce
3 Years ago, Saturday, June 11, 2022
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Port
Awesome. 👍👍
3 Years ago, Saturday, June 11, 2022
Pat
Pat
What is pimento sauce
3 Years ago, Monday, November 8, 2021
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Port
The same as red pepper sauce Pat, I will update the recipe.
3 Years ago, Monday, November 8, 2021
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