World Flavors Cookbook

Bobó de Camarão

A sophisticated, creamy dish of shrimp in a purée of cassava, coconut milk, and ginger.

Cuisine: Brazil

Ingredients

• 1kg shrimp, cleaned
• 1kg cassava, boiled and blended
• 500ml coconut milk
• 2 tbsp dendê oil
• Onions, peppers, garlic, ginger
• Cilantro

Instructions

1. Sauté shrimp with seasonings and set aside.
2. Mix the cassava purée with coconut milk.
3. Sauté aromatics in dendê oil, add the cassava mixture.
4. Add the shrimp and simmer until everything is integrated and hot.
5. Serve with white rice.