Arroz de carreteiro

This recipe, "cart rider's rice" in english, is typical from the gauchos in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Traditional ingredient was the dried meat known as charque, but nowadays most folks just use leftover meat from churrasco (barbecue). Sausages can also be used.

Ingredients

 * 1/2 kg leftover meat, charque or sausages
 * 2 cups white rice
 * 1 tomato, chopped
 * 1 onion, chopped
 * 2 tsp. butter
 * 2 or 3 bay leaves
 * Chopped parsley
 * Salt
 * Ground pepper