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Brazilian cornmeal cake (bolo de fubá)
Bolo de fubá — classic Brazilian cornmeal cake with milk, eggs, and fine fubá. Soft afternoon cake for cafezinho.
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Brazilian street pastry (pastel de feira)
Pastel de feira — thin blistered Brazilian fair pastry with beef, cheese, or palm heart. Homemade dough or wonton wrappers.
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How to cook alcatra (top sirloin) for Brazilian churrasco
Alcatra is top sirloin for Brazilian churrasco — coarse salt, embers, skewer or two-zone kettle, pull 125–130°F.
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Carne seca (what it is and what to buy in the US)
Carne seca is dry salted beef for the Brazilian bean pot. What it is, and what to buy in the…
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First bites at a Brazilian churrasco
First bites at a churrasco come from the grill while the brasa (embers, live coals) comes up: linguiça, queijo coalho,…
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Pernil on the churrasco (pork leg on the fire)
How to cook pernil (pork leg) on the churrasco fire over embers.
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Brazilian tomato onion sauce (vinagrete)
Vinagrete is the Brazilian tomato onion sauce served with churrasco: tomato, onion, pepper, oil, vinegar, and salt.
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Toasted cassava flour (farofa)
Farofa is toasted cassava flour. How to make it in a skillet for a Brazilian churrasco.
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Authentic Brazilian feijoada (black bean stew)
How to make authentic Brazilian feijoada (black bean stew) at home with salted and smoked pork.
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How to grill maminha (tri-tip) on a kettle grill
How to grill maminha (tri-tip) on a kettle grill. The grain changes direction — slice against it.
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The hand test for churrasco fire
Hold an open palm at meat height and count. That count is the heat. It is not a doneness test.
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How to grind beef and pork at home (carne moída)
How to grind beef and pork at home for linguiça and carne moída, with finger safety, the 160°F finish, and…
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Homemade Brazilian French rolls (pão francês)
Everyday Brazilian bakery rolls. How to make pão francês at home, and what to buy in the US.
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Homemade grilling cheese (queijo coalho)
Make queijo coalho at home for the grate. Halloumi is the US stand-in. The grill method stays on the coalho…
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Homemade Minas cheese (queijo minas frescal)
Fresh Minas cheese for Romeu e Julieta. Farmer cheese or queso fresco is the US stand-in. Not a grilling cheese.
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Homemade requeijão (Brazilian cream cheese)
Spoonable homemade requeijão for pão de alho. A Brazilian-shop tub is the usual buy. US cream cheese is the fallback,…
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Homemade guava paste (goiabada)
Homemade guava paste for Romeu e Julieta and bolo de rolo. A market block is the usual buy.
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Manteiga de garrafa (bottled Brazilian butter)
Nordeste bottled butter for carne de sol, macaxeira, and cuscuz. How to buy it and how to make it.
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Bitter chicory salad with bacon (radicci ao bacon)
Serra Gaúcha bitter greens with crisp bacon and red wine vinegar. The salad that sits with galeto.
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Farofa with plantain (farofa de banana-da-terra)
Nordeste farofa: toasted cassava flour with fried plantain and manteiga de garrafa. Not the usual butter-and-bacon farofa.
