Picadinho com Abobora

Name: Picadinho com Abobora
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: Simple Boiled White Rice and preserved malagueta peppers or hot pepper sauce, for serving; Simple Boiled White Rice and preserved malagueta peppers or hot pepper sauce, for serving; Simple Boiled White Rice and preserved malagueta peppers or hot pepper sauce, for serving; 2 tablespoons large capers, washed, drained, and dried; ¼ cup chopped pitted green olives; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 1 tablespoon Brazilian Jimmy sauce or Worcestershire sauce (Jimmy’s is better); 1 tablespoon Brazilian Jimmy sauce or Worcestershire sauce (Jimmy’s is better); Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 small malagueta or hot chili pepper, seeded, ribs removed, and diced; 1 small malagueta or hot chili pepper, seeded, ribs removed, and diced; 1 cup homemade or canned low-sodium beef stock; 1 cup homemade or canned low-sodium beef stock; 2 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, ribs removed, and diced; ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, ribs removed, and diced; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon; Pinch of ground cloves; 2 pounds sirloin or top round, trimmed of all fat; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; ⅛ cup cachaça or dry white rum Vegetable oil; ⅛ cup cachaça or dry white rum Vegetable oil; 1 cup homemade or canned low-sodium chicken stock; 1 cup homemade or canned low-sodium chicken stock; Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste

Chopped Beef in Baked Pumpkin

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brazil

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

Most picadinho served in restaurants is made with ground beef. Home cooks, however, will make it with thinly sliced beef, or with leftover roasts of beef, which have been chopped.

Ingredients

Pumpkin

1 4- to 5-pound pumpkin, as round as possible
Salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
A few

Americas
Brazil
São Paulo
Leftovers
Preserve
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Cut a circle about 3 inches from the stem of the pumpkin to form a “lid.” Scoop out the seeds and clean away the fibers. Lightly salt and pepper the inside and add a pinch or two of mace. Add the stock and cachaça or rum. Replace the lid to fit, rub t