🇧🇷 Brazilian Vegetarian

Cheese Farofa

Name: Cheese Farofa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 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; 300 g, minas Cheese; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 2 tbsp Palm Oil; 150 g Cassava Flour

🇧🇷 Brazilian

High heat, big flavour: cheese seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 22 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 12 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Butter60 g
Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Coconut Milk2 tbsp
Cheese300 g, minas
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Palm Oil2 tbsp
Cassava Flour150 g

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Start a refogado: onion and garlic cooked slowly in oil until translucent and sweet.
2
Brown the Cheese in the pan, letting it take real colour.
3
Add Palm Oil and Garlic, softening them into the base.
4
Season, add liquid to come a third of the way up, and simmer covered until tender.
5
Uncover and reduce until the sauce is spoon-coating and bright.
6
Finish with coriander and lime, and serve hot with rice and beans.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Golden Brown Brazilian Farofa Recipe · on YouTube