Feijoada - A Brasilian Classic
By Ana Helena Vannier, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Special lunch for family and friends? Forget about the barbecue and try this classic Brazilian dish: Feijoada! Don't be worried about preparing it. Here you will find all the tips. Buy the ingredients and invite everybody to prepare it with you. In the meanwhile drink some caipirinhas and your special lunch will become a great party!
A Brasilian drink[ Last Updated: 11-Feb-2005 | Reader Comments Report Problem
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The ingredients:
- ½ kilo de farinha de mandioca (manioc flour)
- 3 colheres de sopa de manteiga (3 tablespoons of butter)
- garlic and onion golden in the butter
- salt to taste
When the manioc flour is toasted, the Brazilians call it Farofa.
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter, the garlic and the onion until golden. Add the manioc flour and stir slowly until the flour has a lightly toasted color and is warm throughout. Serve it as an accompaniment.
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Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole
Submitted by: Melanie Olup1.75-2 lbs ground beef - the 80%/20% is best.
2 cups sour cream
1 large sweet (vidalia) onion
1 small jar salsa, mild, med or hot up to you
1 1/2 packets taco seasoning
1 bag of frozen white corn
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
butter
veg. oil
1 package of small refrigerated tortillas
1 large bag of shredded mont. jack cheese
1 small bag of shredded cheddar cheese
Chop onion up, saute in a few tablespoons of veg. oil, until translucent.
Add ground beef, brown and drain. While browning, chop into small pieces both peppers. In separate pan, cook corn, peppers, salt & pepper to taste, and approx. 1/2 stick of butter. Bring almost to boil and then reduce heat
to let simmer.
After completely draining meat, add taco seasoning, (add one packet, then sprinkle in a little more from the second packet to taste. For some people, more than one packet may be too much. Make sure you taste it. Mix very well. Add salsa half jar of salsa to meat. Mix up and if meat looks dry, add more.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms and sides of 13x9 glass casserole
dish. Lay 1 layer of tortillas on the bottom. Make sure to get the sides,
(ripping small pieces off of tortilla to fill in the spaces). Begin layering. Add half of the meat, then half of sour cream, then sprinkle mont jack cheese to cover up first layers, add 2nd layer of tortillas, meat, sour cream, mont jack cheese. Press down with spatula to compress. Add corn mixture on top, spread out evenly. Sprinkle lightly with cheddar cheese.
Bake in oven for about 15-20 minutes until bubbly. Don't let the cheese get
burned. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes then cut into slices. Serve with
a large spoon or spatula! Great mexican dish!!! Serves at least 8.This recipe came from my friend Tobi's mother in-law. I changed about 5 ingredients and made it my own. I make it once a month in my home and my family is crazy about it!!
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