Lars Pjokken's Grillblogg: Monday Brazilian churrasco

lørdag 8. juli 2017

Monday Brazilian churrasco

Churrasco is Portuguese for grilling and I guess most related to the Brazilian way of grilling. They usually use only salt. Very simple but tasty and really respects the meat flavour. To make this, you will need double BBQ skewers as below and a good piece of meat, preferably picanha. (Picanha = rump cap, rump cover, coulotte eller mørbrad med fettlokk, sånn omtrendt). Unfortunately this exact cut is difficult to get in Norway but easier in Sweden. The skewers below however, are available online in Norway.

Some links to older blogs about picanha below.

Brazilian skewers.

Australian picanha bought in Sweden.

Looked like this out of the bag.

Trimmed a bit and put in a covered container in the fridge overnight to make it "breathe" a bit after being in the vacuum pack.

Fat cap.

Really thick fat cap so I prefer to trim off some to be able to cook it through during the cook. Also note the way the steaks are cut; along the grains. That might give a tougher steak but it will be cut again before serving so this is important.