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From everyday rice and beans to a little something sweet. Find a recipe, read the ingredient notes, and make it your own.

About time and difficulty

Times are planning ranges for the steps shown. Extra chilling or cooling is listed separately. Easy recipes use straightforward steps; moderate recipes need shaping, batch cooking or careful heat control; involved recipes combine several careful stages. Follow the doneness cues in each recipe.

A thick purple açaí bowl topped with banana, strawberries and granola

Breakfast & light meals

Açaí bowl

A spoonful of açaí & berries

Est. time: 10–15 min
Difficulty: Easy

Use already-frozen banana.

A ceramic bowl of plain fluffy white rice with separate grains

Arroz branco

Fluffy everyday rice

Est. time: 30–40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Includes the 5-minute covered rest.

Creamy ivory rice pudding in small bowls with a light cinnamon dusting

Something sweet

Arroz doce

Creamy cinnamon rice pudding

Est. time: 40–55 min
Difficulty: Easy

Plus chilling if serving cold.

White coconut beijinhos topped with whole cloves on a terracotta plate

Something sweet

Beijinho

Little coconut sweets

Est. time: 35–50 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus cooling and chilling until firm.

Small golden cinnamon-sugar fritters, including one opened to show its soft center

Something sweet

Bolinho de chuva

Little cinnamon-sugar fritters

Est. time: 40–60 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Orange Brazilian carrot cake squares with a dark chocolate glaze

Breads & baking

Bolo de cenoura

Carrot cake, the Brazilian way

Est. time: 65–85 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus final cooling before cutting.

Plain golden Brazilian cornmeal ring cake with one cut wedge showing yellow crumb

Breads & baking

Bolo de fubá

Golden cornmeal cake

Est. time: 55–75 min
Difficulty: Easy

Plus final cooling before slicing.

Two glasses of creamy pale limeade with ice and fresh limes

Something refreshing

Brazilian lemonade

Fresh, creamy limeade

Est. time: 10–15 min
Difficulty: Easy

Dark chocolate brigadeiros coated in chocolate sprinkles on a ceramic plate

Something sweet

Brigadeiro

Chocolate celebration truffles

Est. time: 35–50 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus cooling and chilling until firm.

Thin green collard ribbons sautéed with small minced-garlic pieces

Couve refogada

Garlicky collard greens

Est. time: 20–30 min
Difficulty: Easy

Includes slicing and two skillet batches.

Soft yellow corn pudding in small bowls with a light dusting of cinnamon

Something sweet

Curau

Silky sweet corn pudding

Est. time: 30–40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Plus 1–2 hours if serving chilled.

Yellow steamed Brazilian corn cuscuz with a loosened wedge and a small pat of butter

Breakfast & light meals

Cuscuz nordestino

Steamed corn for breakfast

Est. time: 30–40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Includes the flocão hydration rest.

Golden toasted cassava meal with browned onion in a terracotta bowl

Farofa

Buttery toasted cassava

Est. time: 20–25 min
Difficulty: Easy

Starts with already-toasted farinha.

Black beans in dark broth with softened onion, in a ceramic bowl

Feijão preto

Garlicky black beans

Est. time: 30–40 min
Difficulty: Easy

Uses fully cooked canned beans.

Black bean stew with chunks of pork shoulder and slices of smoked sausage in a ceramic bowl

At the center of the table

Feijoada

Black beans & slow-simmered pork

Est. time: 3½–4½ hr
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus 8–12 hours soaking.

Golden Brazilian chicken and rice with browned boneless chicken pieces and a little parsley

At the center of the table

Galinhada

Golden chicken & rice

Est. time: 45–60 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Includes batch browning and a 5-minute rest.

White fish pieces with peppers, tomato, onion and cilantro in orange coconut broth

At the center of the table

Moqueca de peixe

Coconut fish stew

Est. time: 40–55 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Start with thawed fish; rice is separate.

Pale yellow passion fruit mousse in three small glass cups

Something sweet

Mousse de maracujá

Creamy passion fruit mousse

Est. time: 10–15 min
Difficulty: Easy

Plus at least 6 hours chilling.

Golden Brazilian cheese rolls in a terracotta bowl, one torn open to show its airy interior

Breads & baking

Pão de queijo

Brazilian cheese bread

Est. time: 55–80 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus a second oven batch if needed.

Sliced sirloin-cap roast with a browned fat cap on a wooden board

At the center of the table

Picanha

Roasted sirloin cap

Est. time: 65–100 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Includes a 10-minute rest.

Brazilian ring-shaped milk custard with amber caramel sauce and one cut slice

Something sweet

Pudim de leite

Silky caramel custard

Est. time: 2–2½ hr
Difficulty: More involved

Plus cooling and at least 6 hours chilling.

Creamy shredded chicken salad with carrot, corn, green apple, scallions and golden potato sticks

At the center of the table

Salpicão de frango

Chicken salad with crunch

Est. time: 40–55 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Plus chilling the chicken to 40°F or below.

Chicken breast pieces and sliced mushrooms in a pale orange cream sauce, with thin golden potato sticks

At the center of the table

Strogonoff de frango

Creamy Brazilian chicken

Est. time: 40–50 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Rice and potato-stick sides are separate.

Two white folded tapioca wraps with melted cheese on a plate

Breakfast & light meals

Tapioca de queijo

Warm tapioca wraps with cheese

Est. time: 20–30 min
Difficulty: Moderate

Diced tomato, white onion and green bell pepper in a glass bowl

Vinagrete

Bright tomato & onion relish

Est. time: 15–20 min
Difficulty: Easy

Plus an optional 20–30-minute chilled rest.