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Portuguese · Portugal
Acorda
Also called açorda
Acorda, a dish from Portugal (açorda).
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Acorda is cooked in Portugal as its own dish. Pour hot broth over bread, garlic, and a heap of cilantro, and set a poached egg on top. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
66
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 34%
- Carbs 28%
- Fat 39%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Suits · High protein
About 28.4 g of protein in the serving.
Watch · Low sodium
About 1479 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Watch · Kid-friendly
Sodium is high for a child’s plate.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Country bread109 kcal
- Egg72 kcal
- Shrimp, peeled68 kcal
- Olive oil62 kcal
- Low-sodium fish broth28 kcal
- Garlic4 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 17. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 344 kcal.
Allergens. Egg, Fish, Gluten, Shellfish, Wheat
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 344 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.
The same dish with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.
The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 344 kcal | 17% |
| Protein | 28.4 g | 57% |
| Carbohydrate | 23.4 g | 9% |
| Fiber | 1 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 2.3 g | 5% |
| Fat | 14.5 g | 19% |
| Saturated fat | 3 g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 308 mg | 103% |
| Sodium | 1479 mg | 64% |
| Potassium | 429 mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 168 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 43 mg | 10% |
| Zinc | 2.1 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 94 mcg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1.9 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D · estimate | 2.8 mcg | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 2 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin K | 17 mcg | 14% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.3 mg | 26% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.5 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (B3) · estimate | 8.9 mg | 56% |
| Vitamin B6 · estimate | 0.5 mg | 29% |
| Folate | 82 mcg | 21% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.5 mcg | 63% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Protein is high enough to make the meal satisfying.
- Sodium is high, mostly from salt, fish sauce, soy, or cured seasonings.
- Fish here is a commonly eaten, lower-mercury choice when fully cooked. Follow your own pregnancy fish guidance.
- Shellfish should be fully cooked. This is an allergen for many people.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Heavy pot
- Scale
- Wooden spoon
- Ladle
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Country bread4 slices160 g
Cilantro0.5 cup15 g
Garlic4 cloves12 g
Egg4 eggs200 g
Olive oil2 tbsp30.77 ml
Low-sodium fish broth3 cups700 ml
Kosher salt1 tsp4 g
Shrimp, peeled12 oz360 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.. The same dish with less sodium.
- Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.. The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes.
Method
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1Set out a scale and the equipment for Acorda. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh country bread, cilantro, garlic, egg, olive oil, low-sodium fish broth, kosher salt, shrimp, peeled. Acorda is cooked in Portugal as its own dish. Pour hot broth over bread, garlic, and a heap of cilantro, and set a poached egg on top. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Heat 5 min
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2Acorda is cooked in portugal. Also called açorda. Leave the lid ajar so the surface reduces instead of boiling over.
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3Cook the aromatics first, then the main ingredient for Acorda, until the edges take a little color. Keep the heat at a murmur. A hard boil beats tender food into strings.
Build the base
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4Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Acorda at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 30 minutes. Acorda is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
Simmer 30 min
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Acorda, step 5
Step 5 · Acorda
5Check the center of Acorda, not the edge. If the cue is not true yet, give it a few more minutes and look again. Opening a lid or an oven door early drops the heat.
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Acorda, step 6
Step 6 · Rest 5 min
6Rest Acorda for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in portugal, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Acorda in this shot order and no other: the slice or ladle hitting a warm plate; a skewer pulled from the center; broth poured from a height into a bowl; beans or grains tender at the edge of a bite. Slate words for the editor: ridge, iron, caramel, anchor, ripple, jasper, apron, ramekin, reduce, ivory.
Rest 5 min
How you know it is done
Acorda is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
If it goes wrong
- Acorda looks done at the edge and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue, not the color. Check the thickest piece and give it a few more minutes.
- Acorda turned out salty, dry, or watery. Weigh the salt and the liquid next time. Keep the heat at the temperature in the method, and stop when the doneness cue appears.
Storage
Cool Acorda, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven. Reheat leftovers until steaming.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Acorda is cooked by simmer in Portugal. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- The meat, poultry, or fish is the protein. The panel is this plate, not a generic serving.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook seafood until it is done through. This is a common cooking fish or shellfish, not a high-mercury choice.
Allergens in the required list: Egg, Fish, Gluten, Shellfish, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.