11 Brazilian recipes

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Easy Brazilian recipes

Picanha with bean salad

Picanha is also known as the top sirloin cap or the rump cap. Popular in the US and Brazil, it’s a pointed cut, so it's great for serving a crowd as you’ll get well done to rare from the same piece of beef. Check out our steak recipes for more inspiration.

Brazilian moqueca

This Brazilian seafood stew is packed with king prawns and meaty white fish, then flavoured with chilli, ginger and black pepper for a gently spiced dish.

Beef picanha yakiniku

This classic Brazilian-Nikkei dish combines yakiniku, which are Japanese grilled meats, with picanha, Brazil’s most popular cut of beef.

Caipirinha

Mojito fans in particular will love this light, zesty yet punchy cocktail from Brazil.

Roast chicken coxhina

Coxhina means 'little thigh' in Brazilian, after the meat they're filled with. They make a great street food-inspired snack.

Salpicoa

Salpicoa is a typical salad from Brazil, which is quite similar to a waldorf. It might seem strange topping a salad with fries but it really works here.

Passion fruit caipirinha

A passion fruit twist on the punchy Brazilian cocktail, ideal for those warm summer evenings. We have plenty more summer cocktail ideas.

Brazilian-inspired piri-piri spatchcock poussins

Piri-piri makes the best marinade for grilled chicken or poussins. It's quick and easy to make your own – and we think it tastes so much better. This simple recipe makes a great BBQ dish. Find more BBQ recipes here.

The Brazil grill burger

Plenty of popular flavours from Brazil are crammed into one epic mouthful here – piri-piri bacon, smoky chimichurri relish, cumin-spiced onion rings, creamy lime and avocado mayo. We have lots more burger recipes over here.

Biro biro rice

This traditional Brazilian dish sees rice mixed with matchstick-shaped pieces of potato. This recipe from Latin-American London-based restaurant Cabana uses crisp shallots instead.

Papaya with chilli caramel

Try this simple Brazilian-style dessert. The red chilli adds a wonderful kick to the sweetness of the papaya and caramel, making this a light but indulgent pud.

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