11 hr 30 min
Feijoada
A deep, slow-simmered black-bean stew with salted beef, pork, smoked sausage and bacon, served with rice, collard greens, orange and farofa.
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Brazilian recipes from feijoada and Bahian seafood to churrasco, cassava classics and party sweets
Cook feijoada, moqueca baiana, bobó de camarão, vatapá, acarajé and picanha churrasco, then move through pão de queijo, coxinha, escondidinho, arroz carreteiro and feijão tropeiro before finishing with brigadeiro and quindim. Each recipe keeps its natural cooking stages with precise quantities, heat, timing, texture and doneness cues.
13 recipes published
50 min
Moqueca Baiana
Firm white fish and shrimp simmer with tomatoes, peppers, coconut milk, cilantro and red palm oil in a bright Bahian seafood stew.
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55 min
Pão de Queijo
Chewy gluten-free cheese buns made from tapioca starch, warm milk, eggs and aged cheese, crisp at the edges and elastic in the centre.
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1 hr 40 min
Coxinha de Frango
Teardrop-shaped chicken croquettes with a seasoned shredded filling inside a broth-enriched dough, breadcrumbed and fried until crisp.
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9 hr 15 min
Acarajé com Camarão
Bahian black-eyed pea fritters fried in red palm oil, split and filled with nutty vatapá, sautéed shrimp and bright tomato vinaigrette.
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55 min
Churrasco de Picanha
Fat-capped picanha grilled over high heat, rested and sliced across the grain, with buttery egg farofa and a fresh tomato relish.
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1 hr 15 min
Bobó de Camarão
Plump shrimp folded into a creamy cassava and coconut purée seasoned with tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and dendê oil.
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1 hr 45 min
Vatapá
A creamy Bahian stew of salt cod, dried shrimp, peanuts, cashews and bread blended with coconut milk, palm oil and fresh shrimp.
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1 hr 30 min
Escondidinho de Carne Seca
A comforting casserole of seasoned shredded dried beef hidden beneath a creamy cassava purée and a browned layer of queijo coalho and Parmesan.
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1 hr 35 min
Arroz Carreteiro
A one-pot gaucho rice dish in which desalted dried beef, bacon and smoked sausage season fluffy grains with onion, carrot and herbs.
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55 min
Feijão Tropeiro
A Minas Gerais skillet of tender beans tossed with bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, collard greens and toasted cassava flour.
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45 min
Brigadeiro
A glossy Brazilian chocolate sweet made by cooking condensed milk, cocoa and butter to a fudgy mass, then rolling it in chocolate sprinkles.
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3 hr 55 min
Quindim
Glittering golden Brazilian coconut custards with a firm yolk-rich top and tender coconut layer, baked gently in a water bath and served unmoulded.
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