Brazilian Feijoada — Black Bean and Pork Stew
Brazil's national dish — a hearty black bean stew slow-cooked with pork ribs, smoked sausage and cured meats, served with rice, farofa, oranges and kale.
61 recipes using garlic — Feijoada, churrasco, brigadeiros — bold, tropical and communal.
These 61 brazilian garlic recipes are ready in about 83 minutes on average, with 180–780 kcal per serving, and 16% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
Brazilian food is bold and communal, from smoky churrasco to coconut-rich seafood moquecas and the slow-cooked comfort of feijoada. When Brazilian cooks work with garlic, they reach for garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, sautéing, boiling and frying.
The aromatic foundation of savoury cooking almost everywhere — pungent raw, sweet and mellow when cooked. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, white rice, fine sea salt, cilantro, olive oil and lime. The dishes here span brazilian classics ready in as little as 23 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Feijoada is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,700 ratings.
Brazil's national dish — a hearty black bean stew slow-cooked with pork ribs, smoked sausage and cured meats, served with rice, farofa, oranges and kale.
Brazil's hearty black bean and pork stew, served with rice.
Brazil's national dish — a hearty black bean stew with smoked and cured pork, served with white rice, farofa, collard greens and orange slices.
Brazil's national dish — a hearty, smoky black bean stew loaded with pork ribs, sausage, and cured meats, served with white rice, farofa, and orange slices.
Brazil's most iconic street food — teardrop-shaped croquettes with a crispy golden shell encasing a creamy, spiced shredded chicken filling.
Brazil's national dish — a rich black bean stew slow-cooked with smoked and salted pork, served with rice, farofa and orange slices.
A vibrant Bahian fish stew cooked in coconut milk and dendê palm oil with tomatoes, peppers and coriander.
Brazil's iconic fish stew from Bahia — firm white fish simmered with coconut milk, dendê palm oil, tomatoes, peppers, and coriander into a rich, aromatic broth.
Bahia's rich, golden paste of bread, coconut milk, dendê oil, dried shrimp, and groundnuts — used as a stuffing in acarajé or served alongside rice.
Brazil's most beloved street snack — teardrop-shaped croquettes filled with shredded chicken and creamy catupiry cheese, breaded and deep-fried until golden.
White fish gently poached in tucupi (fermented manioc broth) with jambu, lime and cilantro — Brazil's deepest cultural cuisine.
Fresh young palm hearts cut into ribbons, dressed simply with butter, lime and Brazil nut — the dish that put indigenous Brazilian ingredients on D.O.M.'s tasting menu.
Brazil's tear-drop chicken fritters with cream-cheese shredded chicken filling, breaded and deep-fried until gold.
The shining centerpiece of Afro-Brazilian Bahia cooking — firm white fish and shrimp simmered in coconut milk, palm oil, tomato and pepper, finished with cilantro and lime over white rice.
Brazil's national dish — a soulful black bean stew with smoked and salted pork, served with rice, sautéed collards, farofa, orange slices and a caipirinha on the side.
Bahian creamy shrimp stew with peanuts, coconut milk, and dendê oil — Afro-Brazilian masterpiece.
Teardrop-shaped chicken croquettes with cream cheese filling, coated in golden breadcrumbs — Brazil's favorite snack.
Rich Bahian fish stew with coconut milk, dendê oil, peppers and lime — a treasure of Afro-Brazilian cuisine.
Coconut, tomato and dendê fish stew from Bahia, bright with lime and cilantro.
Coconut fish stew with peppers, tomatoes, lime and cilantro.
Bahia Coconut Shrimp Rice Bowl brings brazilian flavor into a practical home recipe with chicken thighs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a finish of cilantro.
Minas Black Bean Greens Soup brings brazilian flavor into a practical home recipe with white fish, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a finish of cilantro.
Rio Lime Chicken Skillet Dinner brings brazilian flavor into a practical home recipe with lamb mince, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a finish of cilantro.
Amazon Peanut Fish Salad brings brazilian flavor into a practical home recipe with roasted carrots, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a finish of cilantro.
Bahia Lemon Herb Grain Bowl turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete grain bowl with salmon, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Minas Smoky Tomato Soup turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete soup with white fish, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Rio Sesame Lime Stew turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Amazon Charred Pepper Noodles turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete noodle dish with wheat noodles, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Sao Paulo Green Herb Salad turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Ceara Smoky Tomato Traybake turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete traybake with sweet potatoes, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Parana Sesame Lime Fritters turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete fritters with salted fish, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Belem Charred Pepper Breakfast Plate turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete breakfast plate with yogurt, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings brazilian flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Village Smoky Tomato Soup brings brazilian flavor to a practical soup built with mushrooms, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Garden Sesame Lime Skillet brings brazilian flavor to a practical skillet dinner built with cauliflower, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings brazilian flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Mountain Green Herb Salad brings brazilian flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake brings brazilian flavor to a practical traybake built with sweet potatoes, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Street Sesame Lime Fritters brings brazilian flavor to a practical fritters built with salted fish, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Brazilian Golden Charred Pepper Breakfast Plate brings brazilian flavor to a practical breakfast plate built with beans, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
Fluffy garlic rice paired with black beans simmered until creamy, the daily foundation of the Brazilian table.
A hearty potato-based soup with shredded kale and smoky sausage, a Portuguese import that's become a Brazilian comfort classic.
White fish simmered in a vibrant coconut milk and palm oil sauce with peppers and tomato, a Bahian coastal classic.
Chicken braised with okra until the stew turns naturally thick and silky, a Minas Gerais countryside specialty.
Brazil's national dish, a rich black bean stew loaded with various cuts of pork, simmered for hours and served with rice, orange and farofa.
A whole squash hollowed and filled with seasoned ground beef, rice and vegetables, then baked until tender, a comforting Brazilian family dinner.
Beef chuck slow-braised with tomato, onion and root vegetables until fall-apart tender, a comforting everyday Brazilian family stew.
Teardrop-shaped fried dough filled with creamy shredded chicken, one of Brazil's most beloved and recognizable street food snacks.
A one-pot northeastern Brazilian rice and bean dish cooked with dried meat and finished with crumbled cheese, richer than everyday arroz com feijao.
Tender Brazilian beef meatballs simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce with bell pepper, served over rice with black beans.
Brazil's national dish -- black beans slow-simmered with a variety of pork cuts and sausage until rich, dark, and deeply savory.
White fish fillets simmered in a light coconut milk and tomato sauce with peppers and cilantro, a coastal Brazilian favorite.
Thin, crisp Brazilian pastries filled with seasoned ground beef, deep-fried until bubbly and shatteringly crunchy.
A whole chicken marinated in garlic, lime, and paprika, then roasted until the skin turns crisp and golden, a Brazilian Sunday classic.
A layered Brazilian bake of sauteed mixed vegetables topped with creamy mashed cassava or potato and melted cheese.
A hearty black bean and smoked sausage bowl inspired by feijoada, served over rice with orange and greens.
Smoky paprika shrimp simmered in coconut milk over rice, inspired by Bahia's seafood cooking.
A hearty lentil and rice bowl seasoned with roasted garlic and lime, built for meal-prep lunches.
Bell peppers filled with smoky tomato rice and melted cheese, a classic Brazilian family dinner.
A juicy beef burger loaded with roasted garlic and melted catupiry, inspired by Brazilian churrasco stands.
Brazil's national black bean and pork stew, served the traditional way with rice, greens and orange.
Pick firm, heavy heads with tight, papery skin and no green shoots or soft spots. Fresh garlic far outperforms jarred pre-minced, which tastes flat and slightly sour.
Crush to release more of its pungent compounds, slice for a milder bite, or roast whole until jammy and sweet. Add minced garlic late and keep it moving — it burns and turns bitter in seconds.
Eaten in small amounts, but a source of allicin and other sulphur compounds linked to heart and immune benefits.
Most of these 61 Brazilian garlic recipes are ready in around 83 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Heart of Palm 'Fettuccine' — Atala-Inspired, takes about 23 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 260 minutes.
Across this collection they range from about 180 to 780 kcal per serving, averaging 457 kcal — Coxinha is the lightest option at 180 kcal.
Heart of Palm 'Fettuccine' — Atala-Inspired is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 23 minutes. 16% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
In these recipes, garlic is most often paired with onion, white rice, fine sea salt, cilantro, olive oil and lime. Brazilian kitchens also lean on garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli.
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