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Questions tagged [brazilian-cuisine]
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What variety of shrimp paste should I use for Brazilian Vatapa?
I recently saw a recipe for vatapa, a Brazilian shrimp stew that looks kind of like a curry gravy in texture. The recipe calls for a reconstituting handful of dried shrimp and then blending it into a paste. Could I substitute a jar of shrimp paste…
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What is the correct way to make "Brazil style" BBQ meat?
I'm interested in cooking some meat Brazilian style, like they do at those BBQ restraunts where the meat is served on trays in small slivers.
Is there an effective way to do this without a huge turning slow cooker thingy (sorry don't know correct…
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Why does the grated coconut "float" to the top of quindim while baking?
Quindim is a typical Brazilian dessert made from sugar, egg yolks, butter and grated coconut.
All those ingredients are mixed (yolks and sugar first, then the butter, then the grated coconut, in my experience), then bain-marie baked in a pudding…
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How to use lemon or other fruit acid in Brigadeiro without curdling?
Here in Brazil it is customary to make Brigadeiro of varied flavors. The basic recipe is sweetened condensed milk and butter cooked until sticking to the pan.
It is known that, when the acidic fruit juice comes into contact with the milk, it…
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Making brigadeiros in Portugal similar to the ones in Brazil
There is a famous Brazilian sweet called brigadeiro (I've seen a few questions related to it around here) that is basically made of condensed milk, cocoa or powdered chocolate, and butter.
I've been making it my whole life using Brazilian…
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