Brazilian beef stew

Hello my dear guests, happy 2017!

This is a Brazilian beef stew recipe I cook quite often. Modifying other recipes, I got to this combination of ingredients which work well for me. It is very easy to prepare, specially if you have a pressure cooker. Mine is electric what makes my life much easier. I just add all the ingredients to the pan and set the time.

Servings: 4 
Preparation time: 30 min
Cooking time: 1h in the pressure cooker.
Difficulty : easy


Ingredients:

2 pounds chuck pot roast
1 can tomate paste
1 rousset potato
3 medium carrots 
1 large onion
3 vine tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2 tomato paste can of water
Salt and pepper
Parsley and green onions
Olive oil
Corn and peas (it ca be frozen)

Directions:

1. Cut the meat in large cubes. Season it with salt and pepper. 
2. Chop all the vegetables.
3. Fry onion and garlic with olive oil.
4. Add meat and fry a bit, don't need to fully cook.
5. Add tomatoes and fry for a bit as well.
6. Add carrots, potatoes, corn, peas, tomato paste, water and parsley.
7. Stir and close the pressure pan.
8. Cook until the meet is tender. If you use pressure pan it will take about 1 hour.


Serve with rice and Brazilian cassava flour (farinha de mandioca).


Enjoy!
Lu

Meatloaf (from International Center)

Hi people!!

This is a recipe from a cooking class I attended at the UCSD's International Center in 2012! I have been cooking this recipe since there and now I am posting it to share with you!

Ingredients:
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix (sopa de cebola em pó)
2lb groud beef
1 cup bread crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup water (I have never used, but in case you feel you need)
1/3 cup ketchup
2 Tbs worcestershir sauce (molho inglês)
1 cup chopped vegetable (onion, celery (salsão), etc)
3/4 cup shredded (ralado) cheddar

How to prepare:
1. Preheat oven 350 F (180 C)
2. Saute chopped veggies with oil, set aside, let it cool.
3. Stir the ground beef, bread crumbs, soup mix, sauteed veggie and cheddar cheese in a large bowl until well combined.
4. Mix eggs, ketchup, worcestershir sauce into the meat until evenly combined.
5. Shape into loaf in 9x13'' baking pan.
6. Bake about 45 minutes or until juices are clear.
7. Let stand 10 minutes.

Serve with tomate sauce and garlic and mashed potato.

Great memories from the beginning of my stay here in U.S. at IC!!

Bom apetite!
Lu

Posta com Cerveja Preta (SEM GLÚTEN / LACTOSE)

Em um dos estágios que fiz na UEPG conheci um professor que adorava cozinhar e meu passou algumas receitas!! Uma delas é posta com cerveja! Obrigada pela receita Prof Pilati!!

Passo aqui a receita original e, logo abaixo, algumas mudanças que fiz.

Ingredientes:
- 1 1/2 kg de posta branca (fatiada)
- 1 cebola picada
- 2 dentes de alho
- 2 tomates picados sem sementes
- 1 lata de molho (tipo pomarola/ tomatelli)
- 1/2 copo de água
- 2 tabletes de caldo de carne
- 1 cerveja caracú
- sal e pimenta

Mode de fazer:
- Dourar a cebola e o alho, acrescentar os tomates, posta fatiada e os demais ingredientes.
- Colocar na panela de pressão por 40 minutos.
- Se necessário engrossar o molho com trigo.

Alterações que fiz:
- Usei 800g de posta vermelha, tomates com sementes, cerveja preta Brahma e um tablete de caldo de carne. Vou fazer mais para frente a versão original para ver como fica! Mas as duas com certeza não tem erro!

Para acompanhar, purê!!!!!!!

Aprovado!!!