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🇧🇷 Traditional dishes from Brazil

3 dishes people actually cook in Brazil: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Coxinha

120 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Coxinha, a traditional dish from Brazil

Deliciously crispy chicken-filled Brazilian treats!

  • 500 g chicken breast
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 50 g butter
  • 250 g flour
  • 500 ml chicken broth
  • 100 g bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 500 ml oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Feijoada

240 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Feijoada, a traditional dish from Brazil

A hearty Brazilian stew packed with flavor!

  • 400 g black beans
  • 500 g pork shoulder
  • 200 g chorizo sausage
  • 300 g beef brisket
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 orange
  • 400 g cooked rice

Moqueca

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Moqueca, a traditional dish from Brazil

Savor the vibrant flavors of Brazil with this moqueca!

  • 600 g white fish fillets
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 coriander
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Brazil?

The three dishes from Brazil documented in Copper are Coxinha, Feijoada and Moqueca. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 25 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Brazil?

The three recipes need 25 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Brazil entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Brazil take?

Moqueca is the quickest at 60 minutes. Feijoada is the longest at 240 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Brazil is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Brazil here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Moqueca is the shortest way in.

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