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For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s verão (summer), and it’s been a hot one! Today we’re going to learn how to make a delicious Brazilian recipe, perfect for summer.

Camarão Empanado no Coco com Molho de Laranja

Coconut Breaded Shrimp with Orange Sauce

What you’ll need:         

For the shrimp

• sal a gosto [salt to taste]
• 2 xícaras (chá) de óleo de soja para fritar [two teaspoons of cooking oil]
• 1 xícara (chá) de coco ralado seco [one teaspoon of shredded dried coconut]
• 2 ovos [two eggs]
• 1 pitada de pimenta caiena em pó [a pinch of cayenne pepper]
• 1 kg de camarões grandes [one kilo of large shrimp]

For the sauce

• 3 colheres (sopa) de azeite de oliva  [three tablespoons of olive oil]
• 1 xícara (chá) de geléia de laranja  [one teaspoon of orange jam]
• 1 colher (sopa) de vinagre de maçã [one tablespoon of apple vinegar]

Instructions

Limpe os camarões mantendo apenas os rabinhos, retire o fio escuro do dorso, lave-o e tempere com sal e pimenta-caiena. Bata os ovos num prato fundo, passe os camarões e, em seguida, empane no coco ralado. Aqueça o óleo numa frigideira grande e frite os camarões, aos poucos, por 3-4 minutos, ou até dourar de maneira uniforme. Retire com uma escumadeira e coloque sobre toalha de papel. Repita a operação até terminar de fritar todos os camarões. Molho: em outra panela, leve ao fogo o azeite, a geléia e o vinagre, até ferver. Retire do fogo, despeje num pote pequeno e sirva com os camarões, acompanhado de salada verde.

Source: Muito Mais Receitas

Seafood is very popular in Brazil, so today we’re going to look at a few fun recipes for shrimp.

1. Camarão no abacaxi – Shrimp-stuffed pineapple

2. Camarão à Paulista – São Paulo-style shrimp

3. Camarão escondido – Hidden shrimp

4. Risoto de camarão – Shrimp risotto

5. Camarão à Brasileira – Brazilian-style shrimp (directions in English)

Today we’re going to learn about acarajé, a traditional snack from Bahia.

Acarajé originally came from Western Africa, and is still sold on the streets of Nigeria. The recipe was brought to Brazil by slaves, and became a popular food in the Northeast of Brazil which had a high concentration of slaves. It is most famous in Bahia, especially Salvador, but is sold all over Brazil. Sold on the street and prepared by Bahian women in traditional white flowing dresses and headwraps, acarajé may seem like just a snack food. But according to historians, it has origins in the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé, and is considered a sacred food, an offering to the gods.

This food is made with by frying black eyed peas, onions, and salt in dende oil, and serving the mixture with dried shrimp, hot peppers, vatapá, caruru, and fresh vegetables. Vatapá is another Afro-Brazilian food, a hummus-like dish made from bread, ginger, nuts, coconut milk, and dende oil, as well as shrimp or fish. Caruru has the same origins, and is also linked to Candomblé. It is made with okra, onions, shrimp, dende oil, cashews, and peanuts.

Here are some recipes so you can try acarajé yourself:

Muito Mais Receitas

Mariza Placido’s Recipe

Tudo Gostoso Recipe

Emeril Lagasse’s Recipe

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