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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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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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Beijinho (coconut brigadeiros)
The coconut sister of brigadeiros. Condensed milk, coconut, and butter, rolled and set on the festa tray.
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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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Potato salad (maionese de batata)
Brazilian maionese is a potato salad, not the jar. Cold diced potato and carrot in mayonnaise, on the backyard table…
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Passion fruit mousse (mousse de maracujá)
Mousse de maracujá is a cold passion-fruit cream: condensed milk, table cream, and tart pulp, blended and chilled.
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Brazilian chocolate fudge balls (brigadeiros)
Brigadeiros are Brazilian chocolate fudge balls: condensed milk, cocoa, and butter, rolled in sprinkles.
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Romeu e Julieta (guava paste and cheese)
Romeu e Julieta is sliced fresh cheese with sliced goiabada (guava paste).
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Types of Brazilian barbecue grills (churrasqueiras)
Brazilian houses use a few kinds of churrasqueira. Most burn wood or charcoal down to embers. The meat sits on…
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Grilled pineapple (abacaxi com canela)
Pineapple goes on the churrasco fire after the beef. In Brazil this is abacaxi com canela: ripe fruit, cinnamon, and…
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Guaraná soda for a Brazilian barbecue (guaraná)
Guaraná soda (guaraná) is the ordinary Brazilian soft drink next to homemade juice at a churrasco.
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Brazilian coffee after barbecue (cafezinho)
After a Brazilian lunch, including a churrasco, people drink a small cup of Brazilian coffee (cafezinho).
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Dobradinha (Brazilian tripe stew)
Tripe is not a gaúcho skewer item. The Brazilian tripe dish is dobradinha: honeycomb tripe simmered with beans, sausage, and…
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Picanha seasoned with sal grosso only
Top sirloin cap (picanha) is also sold as coulotte or rump cap. Ask the butcher for top sirloin cap, and…
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Pudim de leite (Brazilian condensed-milk flan)
Pudim de leite condensado is the dessert that follows a Sunday churrasco: a cold caramel custard made from condensed milk,…
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Desserts after a Brazilian churrasco
A Brazilian churrasco is not followed by cobbler or banana pudding. The sweets that actually show up are a short…
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How far should picanha sit from the charcoal
Top sirloin cap (picanha) is also sold as coulotte or rump cap. Ask the butcher for top sirloin cap, and…
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How to grill picanha on a kettle grill
How to grill picanha (top sirloin cap) on a kettle grill: two-zone charcoal, sal grosso, C-shape skewers.
