Brazilian Bobo de Camarão

Ingredients

• 500g prawns, peeled
• 500g cassava (or floury potato), peeled and chunked
• 1 can coconut milk
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp dendê oil (palm oil) or annatto oil
• Juice of 1 lime
• Coriander
• Salt

Instructions

1. Boil cassava until very soft; blend with coconut milk to a thick cream.
2. Marinate prawns briefly in lime, garlic and salt.
3. Soften onion, garlic and pepper in oil.
4. Add the tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.
5. Stir in the cassava cream; warm through.
6. Add the prawns; cook 5 minutes until just done.
7. Stir in dendê oil and finish with coriander.

Serving suggestions

• Serve over rice.

Storage & reheating

Best fresh; keeps a day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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