≡Carreteiro rice, typical of the Southern Region of Brazil
Carreteiro rice, typical of the Southern Region of Brazil, consists of rice combined with finely chopped and braised beef, dried meat or shredded or chopped sun-dried meat, occasionally paio, bacon and sausage pieces, all braised in a generous amount of fat, with garlic, onion, tomato and green scent, always well seasoned. Its origins date back to the carredores (cargo transporters) who traveled through the south of Brazil in carts pulled by oxen, cooking a mixture of chopped beef jerky (stew) with rice in iron pans. Nowadays, carreteiro can also be made with ground meat and barbecue leftovers, offering an excellent way to avoid waste.
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