Brazilian Acaraje-Inspired Black-Eyed Pea Fritters
Whipped black-eyed pea fritters fried until puffed, split and filled with a chili and pepper relish.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Beans
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Brazilian Dinner Ideas
12 Brazilian dinner recipes for home cooks, with cooking times.
Brazilian home cooking draws on beans, cassava, rice and coconut, with strong regional influences from Bahia to São Paulo. These dinners include a feijoada scaled for two, galinhada chicken rice, moqueca fish stew with coconut and peppers, and cassava dishes like escondidinho. Half of the collection is vegetarian, from black bean and collard bowls to tapioca crepes with cheese and greens.
12 dinner ideas
Brazilian Black Bean and Collard Rice Bowls
Garlicky rice, smoky black beans, tender collards, orange, and crisp cassava farofa make a colorful vegan bowl.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- Black Beans
Brazilian Carne de Sol-Inspired Beef with Cassava
Salted beef seared hard and served with fried cassava, onions, and lime.
- 50 min
- Serves 4
- Beef
Brazilian Cuscuz Paulista Vegetable Cups
Steamed cornmeal packed into a mould with vegetables, hearts of palm, and olives, then turned out.
- 50 min
- Serves 2
- Vegetables
Brazilian Escondidinho Beef and Cassava Bake
Savory beef hidden under a golden cassava topping makes a warm Brazilian-inspired casserole for busy nights.
- 65 min
- Serves 4
- Beef
Brazilian Farofa Chicken Skillet
Toasted cassava flour farofa folded through browned chicken and peppers at the last moment.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Brazilian Feijoada for Two
Black beans, pork and orange make a compact, weeknight-friendly version of Brazilian feijoada.
- 75 min
- Serves 2
- Pork
Brazilian Galinhada Chicken Rice
Turmeric-tinted chicken rice with peas and peppers makes a bright, one-pan dinner for two.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Brazilian Moqueca de Banana with Coconut Rice
Plantains, peppers, tomatoes, coconut milk, and lime create a fast vegan Moqueca-inspired supper over coconut rice.
- 40 min
- Serves 4
- Plantains
Brazilian Moqueca de Banana with Rice
Green banana simmered in a coconut, tomato, and pepper moqueca finished with palm oil.
- 35 min
- Serves 3
- Vegetables
Brazilian Moqueca Fish Stew with Coconut and Peppers
An easy coconut fish stew with sweet peppers, tomatoes and lime inspired by Brazilian moqueca.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- Fish
Brazilian Tapioca Crepes with Cheese and Greens
Tapioca starch hydrated and sieved, then cooked into pale crepes that set around melting cheese.
- 25 min
- Serves 4
- Vegetables