A Brazilian Menu - Recipes For Traditional Brazilian Foods

Appetizers double as street food in Brazil, where vendors sell many different fried delights. One of the most well-known street foods is acarajé, which are fried balls of shrimp, black-eyed peas, and onions. Fried rice balls (bolinhos de arroz) are similar to hush puppies made with rice instead of corn meal. And be sure to try empadinhas de palmito, which are small empanadas with a hearts of palm filling.

Recipe for Acaraje
Recipe for Bolinhas de Arroz
Recipe for Empadinhas de Palmito

Feijoada is probably the most famous and traditional of all Brazilian main courses. It's a black bean stew with smoked meats that takes a full day to prepare, so it's meant to enjoy over the weekend with friends.
Not surprisingly there are also many delicious seafood dishes in Brazil. Vatapá is a delicious shrimp dish with a rich cashew peanut sauce. Moqueca de peixe is a coconut fish stew that is easy to make and amazingly good. Cururu de camarao is a shrimp and okra gumbo, which can be made with frozen shrimp for a quick week night supper.

Recipe for Feijoada
Recipe for Vatapá
Recipe for Moqueca de peixe
Recipe for Cururu de camarao

Pao de Queijo (cheese bread) is my favorite of all Brazilian recipes, and although they are typically enjoyed for breakfast or as an afternoon snack in Brazil, I like to serve them with dinner. Farofa (toasted manioc meal) is an essential condiment for many Brazilian stews, especially feijoada. And everything goes well with Brazilian-style rice, which is prepared with tomatoes, onions and garlic.

Recipe for Pao de Queijo
Recipe for Farofa
Recipe for Brazilian-style rice
Garlicky Collard Greens - Couve a Mineira

Recipe for Passion Fruit Mousse Cake
Recipe for Passion Fruit Mousse
Recipe for Quindin
Recipe for Paçoca - Brazilian Peanut Candy
Recipe for Sweet Corn Pudding
Recipe for Cashew Peanut Cookies