Carrot Farofa Recipes

FAROFA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the fat: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and let it cook for about 3-5 minutes, or until it starts to brown. For a vegetarian farofa, skip the bacon and sauté the vegetables in oil and/or butter (use double of the fat amount called for in the recipe) and follow the rest of the recipe.
• Sauté the vegetables: Reduce heat to medium and add the onion, bell peppers, and carrot. Cook until onion softens (about 3-5 minutes), stirring every now and then. Add butter and let it melt.
• Add the white yuca/cassava flour: Add the cassava flour, stirring well until toasted and combined with bacon and vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste (and cumin if desired).
• Toast the flour: Reduce the heat to medium-low and let it toast for 1-2 minutes, stirring often to toast evenly. Stir in the eggs and parsley. Serve warm.

BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA (BLACK BEAN STEW)

Steps:

• In a large bowl with water, soak beans overnight.
• When you are ready to make your stew, in a large heavy-bottom soup pot, over medium heat, add the oil and bacon. Cook until crisp and transfer to a plate.
• Use the same saucepan to brown ribs and sausages in batches. (You will want to be sure to cook the sliced Mexican chorizo on its own, as it can be very greasy. Drain the grease before continuing.) Set each aside as cooked.
• If needed, add more oil to the pan. On medium-high, sauté onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Drain and rinse the soaked beans. Add them to the pot along with the ribs, bacon, sausages, salt, pepper, bay leaf. Cover with water (about 8 cups).
• Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Cover and let it cook for 2 to 2 and a half hours, or until the beans are soft.
• If the stew is too liquidy, uncover the saucepan and continue to cook for another 20 minutes to allow some of the liquid to evaporate.
• Serve with white rice and sprinkle some farofa on top.

FAROFA - TOASTED CASSAVA FLOUR RECIPE

Steps:

• add the bacon to a cold skillet, and heat up over medium heat
• when the fat from the bacon begins to melt, add 1 tbsp of butter
• when the bacon begins to fry, add the second tbsp of butter
• add the onions and sautee until transparent, about 2 mins
• add the garlic and fry until golden
• add the yuca flour and season with salt and pepper to taste
• let it toast, stirring gently and constantly to avoid burning, about 2 mins

CARROT FAROFA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until pale golden, about 5 minutes. Add carrot; cook for 1 minute. Stir in olives and parsley. Add manioc flour; cook and stir until lightly toasted, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

FAROFA

Steps:

• Mash the garlic and a few pinches of salt with the side of your knife until pasty. Place bacon in large skillet over medium heat, and let it cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until fully rendered and lightly browned. Add a splash of vegetable oil if there isn't enough fat to generously coat the pan.
• Turn heat down to medium-low, and cook garlic until very aromatic. Add manioc flour, and cook, stirring and shaking the pan continuously, until it's a shade toastier and a little crunchy, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn off heat, and stir in butter. Add salt to taste. Let guests sprinkle or pile it onto their plates, to their taste.