Brazilian foods not found in the US: where to buy?

If you are Brazilian and live in the United States, you know that there are many Brazilian foods that are not available in the US. Some of them are:

1. Cheese bread .
2. Black beans .
3. Condensed milk .
4. Coconut milk .
5. French bread.
6. Hot mix .
7. Fries .

Find out where to buy and how to prepare 4 recipes using these foods from your hometown.

4 recipes with Brazilian foods that you don't have in the US

Learn how to prepare 4 recipes with foods that aren't available in the US but you can find them on RememBR

We know that between North America, where the United States is located, and South America, where Brazil is located, there are many differences, in culture in general and, mainly, in cuisine, since Brazilian lands can produce more of a certain food that North Americans cannot.

However, if you missed a dish of rice and beans accompanied by french fries and didn't know where to buy the ingredients or how to prepare it, continue reading this article with recipes that use Brazilian foods that you don't have in the US.

1.Beef tenderloin with rice, beans and french fries

This dish is usually served in bars and restaurants throughout Brazil accompanied by some meat, such as the sirloin steak, which is called a “made dish”. Know how to prepare it.

Ingredients for rice:

• 400g of rice ;
• 8 g rice seasoning;
• 30 ml of olive oil ;
• 800 ml of water.

Ingredients for the beans:

• 250g of beans ;
• 1 liter of water;
• 4 g of seasoning for beans .

Ingredients for the filet:

• 1 kg of sirloin steak (in the United States, there is a meat called Ribeye, which goes very well with this dish).
• 17 g of paprika;
• 50 ml of olive oil .

Ingredients for the fries:

• 1 kg of frozen french fries ;
• 17g of rosemary ;
• oil to fry to taste.

RICE PREPARATION METHOD:

1. In a pan, heat the oil and fry the rice for approximately 30 seconds.
2. Then add seasoning to rice and water.
3. Leave the pan semi open in low fire until the water dries.
4. If necessary, adjust the taste with salt.

METHOD OF PREPARING THE BEANS:

1. Using a pressure cooker, cook the beans with the water for 20 minutes or until it reaches the desired point.
2. After cooking it, add the seasoning for beans.

How to prepare the potatoes:

1. In a pan or fryer, heat the oil and fry the potatoes until they reach the desired point.
2. Remove them from the oil and sprinkle with rosemary to add salt and taste.

METHOD OF PREPARING THE COUNTERFILET:

1. Season the steaks with paprika.
2. In a plate, add the olive oil and grill the fillets to the chosen point.

2. Pepperoni cheese bread

In Brazilian cuisine, cheese bread is so well known that it stands out not only in Brazil but in many other countries around the world.

See below how to prepare a special recipe for this food, to escape the ordinary and give a special touch to this delicacy from Minas Gerais.

Ingredients:

• 240 ml of milk;
• 120 ml of oil;
• 500 g of sour sprinkle ;
• 1 cup of warm water;
• 1 egg;
• 200 g Parmesan cheese;
• salt August;
• 1 pepperoni fried;
• 240 ml of cottage cheese ;
• parsley to taste;

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. In a bowl, place the sprinkle and mix with the milk and warm water.
2. Mix the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mass.
3. Make balls and put them in the oven for 30 minutes.
4. Fry the pepperoni and add the cottage cheese and parsley.
5. Put these ingredients inside the already baked cheese bread.

3. Black beans with carrot farofa

This dish is well consumed in Brazil mainly because of the ingredients, which are part of the cultivation in our fields. See how to prepare a delicious dish of black beans with carrot farofa below.

Ingredients for the beans:

• 1 cup of black beans ;
• 4 cups of vegetable broth ;
• 100g of bacon cut into large cubes;
• 100g of pepperoni cut into large cubes;
• 1 onion cut into large cubes;
• 2 minced garlic cloves;
• 1 minced garlic leaf;
• 1 branch of chopped parsley;
• 1 branch of basil chopped;
• 50 ml of aged cachaça;
• 1 tablespoon (soup) oil.

Ingredients for the bean seasoning:

• 1 spoon (tea) of dried rosemary ;
• two dried bay leaves ;
• 1 spoon (tea) of oregano ;
• 1 spoon (tea) of salt .

Ingredients for carrot farofa:

• 1 medium and thick grated carrot;
• 2 tablespoons of minced meat, which may be, for example, bacon or pepperoni;
• chopped parsley;
• 1 pinch of salt;
• 1 cup of cassava flour ;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth;
• 1 egg;
• oil.

METHOD OF PREPARING THE SEASONED BEANS:

1. With the help of a pestle, grind the seasoning ingredients. Then pass them through a sieve and set aside.
2. Cook the black beans in the vegetable broth for 20 minutes or until they are soft. Reserve.
3. In a large pan, heat the oil, brown the bacon and then the pepperoni.
4. Sauté the onion and then the garlic.
5. Add the beans with the broth and stir well.
6. Add the cachaça and the already ground seasoning.
7. Let the mixture cook until it thickens, stirring from time to time.
8. Add the basil, parsley and leek. Cook for a few more minutes.

FAROFA PREPARATION METHOD:

1. In a frying pan, heat a spoon (soup) of oil, quickly fry the chosen meat and reserve it.
2. In the same skillet, sauté the carrot for two minutes, add the egg and stir until cooked.
3. Season everything with salt and add the meat and flour. Now, add the vegetable broth.
4. Stir until the flour cooks and add the parsley.

4. Canjica with boiled condensed milk

This is a food that has the face of Brazil. In addition to other ingredients such as condensed milk itself, canjica is a very common product in our Brazilian lands. Learn how to make a delicious hominy dish with boiled condensed milk below.

Ingredients:

• 300 g of corn for white hominy;
• 1 liter of water;
• 1 small cinnamon stick;
• two cloves ;
• 1 liter of milk;
• ½ cup (tea) of sugar ;
• 1 can of condensed milk ;
• cinnamon powder to sprinkle.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Put the corn in a pressure cooker. Then add the water, cinnamon and cloves.
2. Cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes over low heat, once the pressure has started.
3. Turn off the fire, wait for the pressure to come out and pour the ingredients into a large pot.
4. Then add the milk and sugar and cook over low heat for 30 minutes or until the broth softens and the hominy thickens. Reserve.
5. Place the condensed milk in a pressure cooker and cover it with water.
6. Cover and cook for 20 minutes after starting the pressure.
7. Then turn it off, wait for the pressure to come out and the can to cool completely before opening.
8. Mix the condensed milk with the canjica and pour everything into a medium refractory.
9. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve decorated with cinnamon powder.

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