Brazilian Keto Cookbook

Brigadeiros are soft, fudgy chocolate truffles rolled in chocolate sprinkles, and no Brazilian birthday party is complete without them. The classic recipe

Manteiga de garrafa, bottle butter, is a golden clarified butter from the dry backlands of northeastern Brazil, where it stays liquid in the warm climate a

Requeijão cremoso is the soft, spreadable cheese that Brazilians spread on breakfast bread and fold into savory fillings. Store-bought versions sometimes c

The Brazilian fricassê is not a French stew but a bubbling, creamy chicken casserole, crowned with crisp shoestring potatoes. It is a favorite for family l

No Brazilian churrasco is complete without skewers of coração de frango, juicy chicken hearts grilled until crisp at the edges. They are rich, tender and p

Frango à passarinho, little-bird chicken, is the crunchy, garlicky fried chicken that arrives on a platter at Brazilian botecos alongside a cold drink. The

In Brazil, Sunday lunch often starts with a golden roast chicken picked up from the rotisserie at the corner bakery. This home version marinates a whole ch

Frango com quiabo is pure Minas Gerais comfort: chicken braised until tender in a garlicky tomato sauce with seared okra. Mineiro cooks sear the okra first

Galinhada is the one-pot chicken and rice of Goiás, glowing yellow from açafrão-da-terra (turmeric) and finished with a fistful of fresh herbs. It is what

Carne louca, crazy meat, is tender shredded beef tossed with peppers, onions, olives and a tangy vinegar dressing. It is the star of São Paulo birthday par