Giant stuffed steak

I was looking for something on my other blog archives when I saw a stuffed pork loin I made last year. Then I decided to make something similar, using beef instead.There’s a dish here called “bife à rolê” that my husband likes a lot – steaks are filled with chopped carrots, bacon and green olives, secured with toothpicks and cooked in a simple broth (most people here use a pressure cooker for

Carne louca

This is a very common recipe around here – carne louca, which means “crazy beef”.It was easy to stumble upon these sandwiches in birthday parties. All the kids loved it – except for me. I already had problems with meat as a child. Never liked it. My mom had to sit by the table, her Havaianas in hand, staring at me, so I would eat my steak.It was my first attempt at carne louca – and I must

Tail of round with shallots

The minute I saw this recipe I knew I had to make it for João – he loves beef, he loves onions.It was taken from a book I have – it’s a compilation of recipes from a Brazilian food magazine. I made few changes, nothing big.João really liked the dish and asked me to make it again, with one condition: to use striploin instead of tail of round – he told me it has much more flavor.Since I don’t eat