Picanha
Picanha, from above
Non vegRio Grande do Sul

Picanha

Beef sirloin cap, salted with coarse salt and grilled. The star of the Brazilian churrasco.

40 minTime
53 gProtein each
mildSpice
Churrasco king1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayChurrasco style picanha.
The original
435kcalsame
53 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
40minutessame

Picanha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Beef1 kg picanha, cut in thick steaks
Saltcoarse salt
Tomato2, diced
Onion1, diced
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, diced
Vinegar2 tbsp
Olive oil1½ tbsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cut picanha into thick steaks with the fat cap on, and rub generously with coarse salt.
  2. 2Grill over high heat, fat side first, then 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  3. 3Rest 5 minutes and slice thinly against the grain.
  4. 4Mix tomato, onion, capsicum, vinegar, olive oil, coriander and salt for vinagrete.
Serve it like this

Slice at the table onto a wooden board and serve with vinagrete, farofa and rice.

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What goes with Picanha: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Pão de alho20 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Farofa15 min
On the side Vinagrete10 min
A little snack Pão de queijo40 min
To drink Limonada suíça8 min
Something sweet Abacaxi assado com canela20 min
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