But what is our all-action striker’s go-to dish when he is relaxing back home in his native Brazil?
To find out, in the first episode of our Midea TasteTactics series, we asked Gabriel to reveal what he loves to eat the most when away from the pitch.
His choice of menu was rice, beans, steak and eggs – a favourite dish with many Brazilian workers.
Find out how to make your very own ‘Arroz com feijao’ with the recipe below provided by influencer Bruno Mizogutti….
Rice:
Ingredients: 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 cups of rice, 3 cups of water
To make the rice: Put the garlic in the pressure cooker, the rice well washed, add a pinch of salt and water. Then just press the rice button.
Beans:
Ingredients: 1 sliced calabrese sausage, 1 piece of diced bacon, 1/2 chopped onion, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of oil, 2 cups of beans, 4 cups of water
To make the beans: Put the sausage, bacon, onion, garlic, oil in the pressure cooker and press the fry button.
After sautéing, add the beans, water, salt, bay leaves and press the beans button.
Beef:
1 ribeye steak, salt and pepper
Method of preparation: Leave the electric grill on for 20 minutes so that the grill is hot.
Season both sides of the steak with salt and black pepper and let it rest for five minutes.
Grill the steak for three minutes on each side, remove and allow to rest for two minutes before slicing.
Fried egg:
Ingredients: 2 eggs, salt and pepper, oil.
Method of preparation: In a pan, heat the oil and then carefully place the eggs so as not to burst the yolks. Fry for approximately 1 to 2 minutes.
