Arroz de Carreteiro

Name: Arroz de Carreteiro
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 300g dried, salted beef, shredded; 2 cups rice; 1 onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced

Arroz de Carreteiro/ah-HOZH jee kah-heh-tay-EE-roh/

Also known as: Cattle Driver's Rice

About this dish

A hearty rice dish cooked with shredded dried beef, a traditional dish from southern Brazil.

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Ingredients

🥩300g dried, salted beef, shredded

🍚2 cups rice

🧅1 onion, chopped

🧄3 cloves garlic, minced

Method

Serves 2

Soak the dried beef, then boil until tender and shred finely.

Sauté onion and garlic in oil until fragrant.

Add the shredded beef and cook briefly.

Stir in the rice and beef broth.

Simmer until the rice is fully cooked and has absorbed the flavors.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Arroz de carreteiro is a traditional dish from Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul region, historically prepared by cattle drivers using dried beef.

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