What is the correct way to make "Brazil style" BBQ meat?
I'm interested in cooking some meat Brazilian style, like they do at those BBQ restraunts where the meat is served on trays in small slivers. Is there an effective way to do this without a huge turning slow cooker thingy (sorry don't know correct name/terminology).
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Not sure if there is a correct way. It's basically skewered hunks of meat on a wood fired BBQ
You can do your own Churrasqueira by using a Weber "kettle" style BBQ or a B.D.S. (Big Drum Smoker). Use long steel skewers (or swords!) for your meat and BBQ away
Thick steaks of beef and lamb work well. Also try chicken drumsticks and some small Chorizo (spicy sausage)
Don't marinate the meat, but toss some coarse salt onto the meat surface before and during cooking. Don't go crazy with it, but it seems to absorb the roasting flavours and really boost the taste
Use a smoky fire, if your wood won't smoke add some fresh wood or herbs that do. Try lavender bush (wood and flower), grape vine or kiwifruit vine cuttings, or any other fresh cut aromatic wood
Watch the amount of fat dripping onto the hot coals; too much will make the meat taste bad. Shield the coals as required or trim off large chunks of fat
There is no need for motorised skewers that takes the fun out of it. Occasionally turn the meat by hand while enjoying your favourite beverage, and "chewing the fat" with a friend
Serve by taking a skewer to the diners plate, and hold skewer nearly vertically above plate. Use an extra sharp carving knife and slice onto the plate with a downwards cut so juices and other slicing splatter goes onto the plate and not onto the diners
If you are having a Churrasco party, give each diner a flippable symbol (e.g. red/green) to indicate to the server (probably you) "GIVE ME MORE!", or "I am stuffed". Serve a round of each meat as their outer layer becomes done
Coolest Churrasco cooker I could find
The rails on the top are what the skewers rest on
Following the car theme, some more cool Churrasco cookers here http://autozine.com.br/inusitados/churrasqueiras-automotivas
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How is Brazilian BBQ cooked?
Brazilian Barbecue Today All meats are cooked on long skewers placed on racks over the fire with fattier items placed on top so that the juices will drip down and flavor the other cuts. When the meats are cooked, waiters carry the skewers around, table to table, carving off pieces onto your plate.How Does Fogo de Chão cook their meat?
Churrasco is the national barbecue of Brazil, where spit-roasting has been raised to the level of art. Think whole meal cooked on a rotisserie and don't think of a barbecue season without it. Simply defined, churrasco is a Brazilian mix grill with the meats cooked on a rotisserie.Step by step Brazilian barbecue recipe
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Step 1. Pull out your sword. Step 2. Slice off hunk of meat... ...
To simulate the technique at home, I'd go with something along the lines of kebabs.
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