Ingredients:

5 whipped egg whites

2 coffee cups sugar

5 leaves gelatin dissolved in ½ teacup boiling water

Preparation method:

Whip the meringue and set aside. Dismantle the gelatin and combine with the meringue that has been previously whipped. Pour the mixture into a baking pan and let it cool until it can be cut. Cut and roll over dried coconut.

Maria Mole

Ingredients:

Shrimp

Olive oil

Margarine

1 bouillon cube

Wheat flour

Peas

Olives

Heart of palm

Cream

Preparation method:

Fry 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of butter and a bit of ready season in a pan. Place the chopped shrimps and cook for about 4 minutes. Remove the shrimps using a skimmer and set the remaining broth aside. In the same pan, melt 2 tablespoons of margarine with one bouillon cube. Combine 4 tablespoons of wheat flour, making a ball of flour in the center of the pan. Place on top of this flour ball the remaining broth from the cooked shrimps, some milk (just enough to soften the sauce), the shrimps, 1 can of peas, some chopped olives, ½ jar of heart of palm and some cream. Then place it in the crab shells, sprinkle grated cheese and heat in oven.

Camarão na casquinha de siri

Ingredients:

Grilled pineapple

4 large pineapple slices

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon sugar

4 bread rolls (rosetta)

lettuce leaves and a sliced tomato

gold onion

3 large onion sliced into thin rings

100g (3.52 oz) fresh chopped bacon in small pieces

3 tablespoons oil

½ teacup white wine

20 sage leaves

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

½ kg (17.63 oz) ground pork meat

1 teaspoon cumin powder

100g (3.52 oz) dry damascus in thin slices

4 tablespoons minced parsley

3 tablespoons oil

Salt to taste

Preparation method:

Golden onions:

In a pot, combine the onions, bacon, oil and white wine. Put on the lid and cook it over low heat, stirring eventually, for 1 hour. Remove the lid and add the sage, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring eventually, for 15 minutes, or until the onions are golden. Remove from heat and set aside.

Pork hamburger:

Flavor the meat with cumin and salt using your hands or a spoon. Shape 4 hamburgers measuring approximately 8 cm (3.1 inches) in diameter and 2 cm (0.8 inches) in height, filling each of them with the parsley and damascus tossed together. Brush the hamburgers with oil. Heat a grill and lay the burgers on it as soon as it is hot. Remove from heat and set aside.

Grilled pineapple:

Brush the pineapple slices with butter and sprinkle it with sugar. Lay them on a very hot pan for 4 minutes, or until they are golden in both sides. Remove from heat.

Cut the bread rolls in half, distribute the tomatoes, lettuce leaves, burgers, and on top of everything, arrange the onion rings. Serve with grilled pineapple and watermelon juice.

Hamburguer suíno com cebolas douradas

Photo Credit: Ricardo Cobra/Man in Apron

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 kg (2.2 lbs) filet mignon

2 teacups red wine

1 tablespoon vegetable broth

2 bay leaves

Pepper and peppercorn to taste

Salt to taste

Preparation method:

Heat the olive oil and butter to a high temperature. Fry the meat until browned on all sides. It takes 10 minutes of frying per kilo (35.27 oz) of meat for crispiness on the outside and redness inside. Add a teacup of red wine and allow the meat absorb the taste. Set the meat aside. Onto the same pan pour the other cup of red wine, the vegetable broth dissolved in 1 teacup of water, two bay leaves, peppercorn, pepper and salt to taste. Let it improve. If necessary, add some more butter or some cornstarch to thicken it.

Rosbife Caseiro

Ingredients
1/2 Kg tapioca
2 cups water

Serve With:

Cottage cheese, parsley and turkey breasts
Ham and cheese
Mozzarella, oregano (marjoram) and tomatoes

Sweet Options:

Milk Caramel (Doce de leite/Dulce de Leche) with grated coconut
Nutella
Milk Chocolate

Preparation

Put the tapioca in a pan. Cover evenly with half of the water, and mix with your fingertips. Pour the remaining water, mix well and dissolve any remaining lumps.

Put a clean skillet over high heat. Sift the mix over the skillet and cook.