🇧🇷 Brazilian Vegetarian

Cassava Farofa

Name: Cassava Farofa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 60 g Butter; to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 2 tbsp Coconut Milk; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 600 g Cassava; 2 tbsp Palm Oil; 150 g Cassava Flour

🇧🇷 Brazilian

A Brazilian refogado base — onion and garlic cooked to gold — then Cassava seared and simmered into a bright, comforting stew finished with coriander and lime.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Butter60 g
Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Coconut Milk2 tbsp
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Cassava600 g
Palm Oil2 tbsp
Cassava Flour150 g

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a heavy pan and fry the onion and garlic until soft and golden — the base of everything Brazilian.
2
Add the Cassava and sear until coloured on all sides.
3
Stir in Palm Oil and Garlic and cook until they relax into the pan.
4
Season with salt and a pinch of cumin or paprika, then add a splash of water or stock.
5
Cover and simmer on a gentle flame until the Cassava is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.
6
Scatter with fresh coriander or spring onion and serve with rice, farofa, or a squeeze of lime.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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