🇧🇷 Brazilian

Shrimp Escondidinho

Name: Shrimp Escondidinho
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 200 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, sliced into rings Onion; 400 g Shrimp; 100 g, grated Cheese; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 600 g, mashed Cassava; 1 tbsp, for the dish Palm Oil

🇧🇷 Brazilian

'Hidden' escondidinho — shrimp buried under a golden cassava purée crust. 45 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 27 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Heavy Cream200 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, sliced into rings
Shrimp400 g
Cheese100 g, grated
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Cassava600 g, mashed
Palm Oil1 tbsp, for the dish

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.
2
Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the shrimp.
3
Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the smoked paprika.
4
Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.
5
Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Brazilian Escondidinho de Camarão ("Hidden" Shrimp and Yuca Gratin) - La Cooquette · on YouTube