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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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Chicken skewers (espetinho de frango)
Cubes of air-chilled chicken on thin skewers, 20–30 cm from the embers, cooked to 165°F.
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Chicken thighs and drumsticks (coxas e sobrecoxas)
Bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks over embers. Air-chilled, 30–40 cm from the coals, cooked to 165°F.
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Chicken wings on the churrasco
How to grill chicken wings (asinhas) on a Brazilian churrasco. Buy air-chilled chicken.
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Chicken gizzards, boiled then grilled
Chicken gizzards (moela) are a different muscle from chicken hearts (coração). Ask a Latin, Asian, or Halal butcher for chicken…
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Chicken hearts on the skewer
Chicken hearts (coração de frango) are the offal that actually belong on a Brazilian skewer.
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Galeto in salt brine, then sage and wine
Galeto in salt brine, then sage and wine. Two steps: 12 to 24 hours in salt water, then a second…
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Galeto on the spit, brushed with butter
Galeto on the spit, seasoned with garlic, sage, and marjoram, brushed with melted butter.
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Galeto with garlic and lime
Galeto with garlic and lime, overnight. This is the common Brazilian home chicken seasoning, not the original Caxias sage paste.
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Galeto overnight in beer
Galeto overnight in beer. Di Paolo and other Serra houses layer the bird with herbs, oil, and beer for at…
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Galeto overnight in white wine and sage
Galeto overnight in white wine and sage. The simplest Serra soak: dry white wine, sage, onion, and salt, left in…
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Galeto with the original sage paste
Galeto with the original sage paste. This is the Caxias do Sul day-before rub from the Peccini kitchen: sage, garlic,…
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Young chicken over charcoal (galeto na brasa)
Young chicken over charcoal (galeto na brasa) is a small bird cooked over glowing embers, not in an oven and…
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How to grill young chicken (galeto)
Galeto is young chicken cooked over fire, and in Rio Grande do Sul it is a category of restaurant, not…
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Homemade Brazilian linguica (fresh garlic sausage)
If you cannot find Brazilian linguica where you live, you can make it. Fresh garlic pork sausage is one of…
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Brazilian linguica on the grill
Linguica is the cut that makes a churrasco feel like a party rather than a steak dinner.