Brazilian Spicy Recipes

"I love churrasqueira chicken and have been looking for a recipe to make it myself. I found this on Breakfast Television Toronto's web site. They got the recipe from Roasty Chicken Churrasqueira which is in the town of Maple just north of Toronto. A friend told me that she's used this sauce for fish and shrimp, too. I've tried it on shrimp and it's..."

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Ingredients: garlic, lemon juice, olive oil...

"A wonderful steak recipe with pizzazz! Diana Henry, one of my favourite British chefs, jazzes up this steak recipe with the sensational South American flavours of peppery flat leaf parsley, garlic, lime and hot chillies! Chimichurri relish is better when eaten fresh, although it will be fine if stored in the fridge and used within a week."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, rib eye steaks...

"I don't remember where I got this recipe, but I have tweaked it here and there over the years. My family likes this version because it is not sloppy wet like so many others out there. However, this recipe can be served wet too."

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Ingredients: dried basil leaves, hot sauce...

"You can plate this dish over egg noodles or rice if you wish. I prefer it in a bowl with warm corn tortillas which I use as scoops."

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Ingredients: pepper, dried oregano...

"Also makes an excellent marinade for steaks and pork chops."

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Ingredients: cayenne powder, cumin...

"Very, very easy to double for large numbers of people. It can be served with rice or large flat breads for people to tear bits off and scoop up the curry. It can be frozen once cooked and cooled and the vegetables can be subbed 6 chicken breasts if you so desire."

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Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, aubergines...

"This is a recipe from Northern Brazil. Use your own taste to determine how spicy you want it..."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, coriander...

"Posted by request. From Latin American Cooking, a treasury of recipes from the South American countries, Mexico and the Caribbean."

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Ingredients: canned whole tomatoes, garlic...

"I love canadian bacon and wanted to spring something new on my monthly dinner club participants. I read a similar recipe in a cookbook, but concocted my own version. It was a huge hit and a mainstay in my house."

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Ingredients: bow tie pasta, fresh ground black pepper...

"For me, a steak is a steak - this is really all about the sauce. Let your tongue be your guide - the malagueta pepper is a very hot pepper. It has a range of 60,000 to 100,000 Scoville units, about the same as a tabasco or a Thai pepper. By comparison, its lowly jalapeño cousin only rates between 2,500 and 10,000 Scoville units in heat. Either..."

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Ingredients: coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper...

"Two ways to make these, but either way is very messy! Everybody loves these in my house."

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Ingredients: jalapenos, Velveeta cheese...