Rice
Arroz carreteiro
The cart drivers’ rice of southern Brazil: dried beef, sausage and onion fried with rice into a hearty one-pot meal.
- 50 min15 prep · 35 cook
- MediumDifficulty
- 820 kcalper serving
Ingredients
4 servings
- Long-grain rice300 g
- Carne seca or beef jerky, desalted and diced300 g
- Smoked sausage (linguiça), sliced200 g
- Bacon, diced100 g
- Onion1
- garlic3 cloves
- Tomatoes, chopped2
- Hot water or stock700 ml
- Chopped parsley and spring onion3 tbsp
- Olive oil2 tbsp
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
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Steps
- 1
If using carne seca, soak it overnight changing the water, then boil it briefly and dice.
- 2
Fry the bacon in the oil until crisp, then add the sausage and dried beef and brown well.
- 3
Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, then the tomatoes.
- 4
Stir in the rice and toast it for a couple of minutes.
- 5
Pour in the hot water, check the seasoning, cover and cook over a low heat.
- 6
Rest for a few minutes and finish with parsley and spring onion.
Tips and questions
- How do I desalt carne seca?
- Soak it in the fridge for 12–24 hours, changing the water 3 or 4 times. Then boil it for 10 minutes before dicing.
- What if I cannot find carne seca?
- Use leftover roast or grilled beef, which is how the dish is often made in Brazil. Add a little more salt, since it is less salty.
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