Churrasco: Grilling the Brazilian Way

Join Chef Evandro Caregnato on a culinary excursion to find the valid Gaucho method of living and their rural customary style of barbecuing meats called Churrasco. A local gaucho who experienced childhood in Rio Grande do Sul, the origin of churrasco, Chef Caregnato has been the culinary chief for the honor winning churrascaria Texas de Brazil since 1998. In Churrasco: Grilling the Brazilian Way, Caregnato shares accounts of how the gauchos from southern Brazil get ready and cook meats over open fire, just as more than 70 flavorful plans from his old neighborhood and Texas de Brazil's cafés that have never been delivered.

Including 216 pages of plans, stories and more than 100 mouth-watering photos, Churrasco: Grilling the Brazilian Way instructs how to ace the specialty of churrasco like a South American cattle rustler and shows why endless individuals are experiencing passionate feelings for picanha, chimichurri and caipirinhas!

About the Author

Evandro Caregnato’s restaurant experience began at the Churrascaria Caregnato, his grandfather’s restaurant, where he worked in his teens, but his cooking experience began long before that, learning about churrasco cooking in the traditional Brazilian way: watching his father, grandfather, and uncles grill traditional churrasco dishes. He opened Texas de Brazil in 1998, and is now Culinary Director of the restaurant’s more than 40 locations.

So I recently ate at the restaurant Texas De Brazil and was so impressed with the food that I just had to have this cookbook! I'm absolutely thrilled over it! It has the recipes for all the different meats we ate that day in the restaurant as well as that fabulous Lobster bisque I had. Its very informative in the beginning about the different skewers to use for which cuts of meat. The special grill used to cook the meats, it has very detailed instructions on how to build your own, which my husband and I really loved because we are already planning on building it now! It also has instructions on how to build a 4 cross spit. This food is amazing using these recipes at home, just as it was in the restaurant! I'd buy this again if anything ever happened and have strongly recommended it to family and friends that love to grill, have been to the restaurant and loved it, or just like to try new and good food! This cookbook is absolutely amazing and saying I highly recommend it doesn't even cover how much I love this cookbook and food and think anyone should try it! --Shannon

After a trip to Brazil, I was completely hooked on churrasco! When I got home, I built a custom fire pit and churrasco stand that went over it to get everyone else hooked on it too. I bought this book solely for the recipes and had no intention of reading the first half of the book, but once I started I read the whole thing from cover to cover and loved it all. The author has a serious passion for his craft that is contagious. Whether you are just interested in Brazilian barbecue or you are obsessed with making it at home, you’ll love the book. --David Wall

We love to eat at Texas de Brazil and the manager recommended this book to us when we were asking him how they cook their beef rib. We have tried several recipes and are very happy with the results. Of course nothing beats the atmosphere of actually going to the restaurant but when we are craving smoked and grilled Meats this book is a perfect reference for us. Just make sure you heed their advice and get the proper cuts of meat from a quality butcher. --Rudeney