Filet Mignon with Garlic

This dish, which consists of thick filet medallions topped with deep-fried garlic, is a homage to Oswaldo Aranha, a Brazilian politician and diplomat. Oswaldo was a loyal costumer of Cosmopolita, a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro where he used to ask for this dish for lunch every time he dined there. The entrée was eventually added to the menu and became popular all over the country.

The garlicky medallions are traditionally served with rice, farofa an