Brazilian Beef Stew Food

BRAZILIAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Mix vinegar and dressing mix until well blended. Pour over meat in medium bowl; stir to coat. Cover. Refrigerate 20 min.
• Add meat and peppers to hot oil in medium saucepan. Cook on medium-high heat 5 min., stirring frequently. Add salsa and broth; mix well. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium; simmer 20 min. or until meat is cooked through and stew is thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve with hot cooked rice, if desired.

PICADINHO DE CARNE (BRAZILIAN BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• STOVETOP PICADINHO1) Season beef chunks with salt, pepper, and cumin. Heat a medium nonstick pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and cook beef for 5-6 minutes, or until browned on both sides. Transfer beef with its pan juices to a bowl.2) In the same pan, reduce heat to medium, add 1 tablespoon of oil and then cook the onion for about 5-6 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Add beef with juices back to the pan.3) Stir in tomato paste, broth, carrots, and butternut squash. Let come to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce heat to medium-low, cover tightly, and cook for 50-60 minutes or until beef is tender. Stir in vinegar. If desired, you may thicken the sauce by dissolving 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water and then slowly adding it to the stew, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Serve with chopped cilantro on top.4) For me this is the best beef stew of all! It's full of flavor, tender, and gluten-free. Depending on the veggies that you use, this Brazilian beef recipe can also be low carb. That is why I didn't use potatoes, but you can certainly do so if you'd like to.
• SLOW COOKER PICADINHO1) Season beef chunks with salt, pepper, and cumin. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and cook beef for 5-6 minutes or until browned on both sides. Transfer to the slow cooker along with its pan juices.2) In the same skillet, reduce heat to medium, add 1 tablespoon of oil and then cook the onion for about 5-6 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Transfer to the slow cooker.3) Add tomato paste, broth, carrots, and butternut squash. Stir, cover, and cook on high for 2-4 hours, or on low for 8-10 hours. Stir in vinegar. If desired, you may thicken the sauce by dissolving 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water and then slowly adding it to the stew, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Serve with chopped cilantro on top.
• PRESSURE COOKER PICADINHO1) Season beef chunks with salt, pepper, and cumin. Press the saute function. Once heated, add 2 tablespoons of oil and cook beef for 5-6 minutes or until browned on both sides. Transfer to a plate.2) Add 1 tablespoon of oil and then cook the onion for about 5-6 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Add beef back to the pressure cooker. Cancel saute.3) Stir in tomato paste, broth, carrots, and butternut squash. Lock lid and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes . Natural release pressure (about 20 minutes) and unlock lid. Stir in vinegar. If desired, you may thicken the sauce. To do this press the saute function, dissolve 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of water, and then slowly add it to the stew, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Serve with chopped cilantro on top.

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN AND MEAT STEW: FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Make the beans: In a large bowl, add the beans and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Let the beans soak in the refrigerator overnight. Drain.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the adobo: In small bowl, whisk together cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne, and adobo seasoning.
• Add the garlic and bay leaves to the onion and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the beans, water, ham hocks, and half of the adobo. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the beans are very tender, about 2 hours. Remove the ham hocks and pull and shred the meat. Add the meat back to the stew and discard the bones. (The stew can be made up to this point up to 3 days ahead.)
• Make the meat: In a large bowl, toss the sausages with the remaining adobo.
• Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Working in batches, brown the sausages and transfer them to a plate. Roughly chop the sausages and stir them into the stew. Return the skillet to high heat and, working in batches, brown the beef and pork and add them to the stew.
• Return the stew to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes more.
• When ready to serve, arrange a mound of rice in the center of 8 plates and spoon some of the stew over the top of each. Spoon some of the pico de gallo and greens on opposite sides of the stew. Sprinkle with the farofa and chopped scallion and garnish with orange wedges.
• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the greens and wine and cook, stirring, until wilted. Lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until its fat has rendered. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add manioc flour and cook, stirring, until golden brown and toasted. Add the butter and cook, stirring, until absorbed. Add the eggs and scallion and cook, stirring, until scrambled. Season with salt, to taste. Transfer to the farofa to a bowl and let cool slightly.

BRAZILIAN PORK STEW WITH CORN DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Start by getting your biggest flameproof casserole dish and sealing the pork chunks in the oil - they don't have to be very well browned. Do in batches, then transfer to a plate and tip three-quarters of the onions, the celery, bay and oregano into the dish. Add a splash more oil, if you need, and fry gently until softened.
• Tip in the spices, stir for 1 min to toast, then return the pork to the dish. Crumble in the stock cube and stir in the tomatoes, cocoa, sugar, 2 tbsp of the vinegar, the zest and juice from 1 orange, and 3 of the chilli halves. Bring to a simmer, then cover and leave to bubble for 1 hr.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the reserved chilli half and mix with the remaining onions, the spring onions, and red wine vinegar and the zest and juice from the last orange. Keep cold in the fridge.
• After 1 hr, stir the sweet potatoes and red peppers into the stew, then re-cover and simmer for another 30 mins.
• When the stew has about 15 mins to go, make the dumplings. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine crumbs, then stir in the cornmeal, bicarb and sweetcorn. Finally, mix in the buttermilk and all but 1 tbsp of the egg to make a soft dough. Season with some salt and roll the mixture into 12 soft dumplings, then roll in a little more cornmeal to coat the tops. Brush the tops with the reserved beaten egg.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Stir the beans into the stew, then taste for seasoning. Sit 6 of the dumplings on top of the stew and the rest on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Put both in the oven - the stew without its lid - and cook for 25 mins until the dumplings are golden and risen.
• Carry the stew straight to the table, and sprinkle over a little more oregano before spooning into bowls. Serve the extra dumplings alongside for those who fancy another one, and the onion relish.

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN AND BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, with lid, heat oil over medium-high heat and saute celery, carrots, onions, garlic, and bell pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring every now and then to make sure vegetables are not sticking.
• Add meat to vegetables and brown slightly. Add cumin, orange zest and tomatoes; stir and cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add black beans and simmer, uncovered, for 15-30 minutes more, until stew is nice and thick.
• Season to taste with pepper.

CHEF JOHN'S BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA

Steps:

• Place black beans into a large bowl, cover with water, and soak overnight. Drain beans.
• Place drained beans in heavy pot with 2 quarts of water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until beans are cooked but very firm, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir chopped dried beef into pot with beans. Add bay leaf and pork chop bones, stir and simmer on low heat for another 2 hours.
• Cook bacon in large dry skillet over medium heat until not quite crisp. Add linguica and Italian sausage links; cook, stirring often, until meats are brown, about 10 minutes. Remove browned meat, reserving accumulated fat in skillet. Slice Italian sausage into chunks.
• Brown onion and garlic in reserved drippings in the skillet over medium heat until onion is translucent and soft, stirring to deglaze the pan, about 5 minutes. Season with cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper; add 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley. Cook and stir until parsley has wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Stir onion-spice mixture into pot with beans. Add cooked bacon, linguica sausage, Italian sausage, and pork chop chunks. Pour in enough water so meats are just covered with liquid. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered until beans are very soft and liquid begins to thicken, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If beans begin to look dry, add more water.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add bread crumbs and cook and stir until crumbs are toasted. Stir in 2 tablespoons Italian parsley and grated orange zest.
• When beans are cooked, ladle stew into bowls and top with the toasted crumb mixture.

FEIJOADA (BRAZILIAN BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add 3/4 cup of chopped onion, green onions, and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Pour in the soaked beans and fill with enough water to cover beans by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer uncovered for 2 hours, or until tender.
• While beans are cooking, place ham hocks in smaller pot with 1/4 cup of the chopped onion. Cover with water and simmer, until meat pulls off of the bone easily, about 1 hour. Drain and add to the beans.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place ham, bacon, and remaining onion in a baking dish. Bake 15 minutes or until mixture is crispy.
• Drain the bacon and ham mixture, and add to the beans. Season with bay leaves, coriander, salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes more. Stir in chopped cilantro and parsley just before serving.

MOQUECA BAIANA (BRAZILIAN SEAFOOD STEW)

Steps:

• Place crabmeat and shrimp in a dish; coat with lemon juice, lime juice, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; chill until ready to use.
• Combine rice, 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons water, coconut milk, chopped onion, butter, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 clove garlic in a large saucepan or rice cooker. Simmer, covered, until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Heat dende oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sliced onion until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and crushed pepper. Cook and stir until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sliced tomatoes, chopped tomato, and green onions. Reduce heat to low; let vegetable mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and cilantro.
• Transfer 1/2 the vegetable mixture to a plate. Spread the remaining mixture to evenly cover the bottom of the skillet. Spread crab-shrimp mixture on top. Top with the remaining vegetable mixture and pour on coconut milk. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Cook without stirring until flavors blend, about 15 minutes. Serve over the rice.