Brazilian arroz de carreteiro with beef

Name: Brazilian arroz de carreteiro with beef
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 300 g rice; 400 g beef; 1 pc onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 pcs tomatoes; 1 pc red bell pepper; 30 ml sunflower oil; 0.6 l water; 2 pcs spring onion; salt; ground pepper; parsley

Eduard LáskaSide DishBrazilian Cuisine x se líbilo

Arroz de carreteiro is a southern Brazilian one pot rice made famous by the gaucho herders on their long rides across the pampas. They carried dried meat and cooked everything in a single vessel over the fire. The meat turns tender, the grain soaks up the juice from tomatoes and pepper, and garlic scents the whole pan. It is served hot straight from the pot and feeds four. Once a poor cart driver's meal, today it is loved all over Brazil.

Příprava: 15min

Vaření: 30min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 45min

Step by step process

Preparation

1
For the arroz de carreteiro, cut the beef into cubes, finely chop the onion and garlic and cut the tomatoes and pepper into smaller pieces. Rinse the rice under cold water to wash off the excess starch.

Browning the meat

2
Brown the beef on all sides in the oil. Add the onion and garlic and saute them until translucent.
3
Stir in the chopped tomatoes and pepper and simmer them until they soften and release a little juice.

Cooking the rice

4
Add the rice, toast it briefly in the fat and pour in the hot water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
5
Cover and cook over low heat for about 18 minutes, until the rice absorbs all the water and turns tender.