Brazilian Rice Recipes

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 rice, 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, boiling, sautéing and marinating.

The everyday grain for half the planet — a neutral base that soaks up the flavours around it, from pilafs to fried rice. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, olive oil, onion, bay leaves, fine sea salt and cilantro. The dishes here span brazilian classics ready in as little as 36 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.