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Farofa Recipe

Brazil

Farofa

Brazilian Cuisine 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.

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)

Procedure

  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. Add the garlic, and stir for a minute or so, making sure not to let it burn.
  3. Add the onion and seasonings, and cook for about another minute.
  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. Turn off the heat, and add chopped cilantro if desired. Serve hot to warm.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Farofa, CC BY-SA 3.0.