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Farofa

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Farofa is a typical Brazilian dish made of toasted manioc flour. It's usually served as a side dish along with feijoada or grilled meat.

Total 00:10
Yield ~600 g

Ingredients

  • 1-2 tbsp butter or vegetable oil, preferably olive oil.
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • A few pieces of chopped processed fatty meat (typically bacon)
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 500 g manioc (cassava) flour or premade farofa mix
  • 1–2 tbsp tempero baiano (see notes)
  • Salt to taste
  • Cilantro to taste, chopped (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the meat and fry for a minute or so. Depending on how much fat is released from it, add up to 1 tbsp of the oil or butter, enough to fry the garlic and onions.
  2. 2
    Add the garlic, and stir for a minute or so, making sure not to let it burn.
  3. 3
    Add the onion and seasonings, and cook for about another minute.
  4. 4
    Add the flour and any additional ingredients. Stir well and continue toasting for a couple minutes more. If using premade farofa mix, stir until the extra ingredients are well-done. If using raw cassava flour, slowly add the remaining butter or oil and stir until toasted and golden.
  5. 5
    Turn off the heat, and add chopped cilantro if desired. Serve hot to warm.
Method
Frying
Cuisine
Brazilian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Farofa