Farofa (Fried Cassava Flour) is a traditional Brazilian recipe for a classic dish of cassava flour fried in bacon fat that's served almost ubiquitously as an accompaniment to a whole range of meals. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Brazilian dish of: Farofa (Fried Cassava Flour).
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This is a classic Brazilian cassava flour accompaniment that's served with just about every Brazilian meal. It makes a wonderful accompaniment to feijoada.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 onion, chopped
225g bacon, chopped (a bacon joint is best)
300g cassava (manioc) flour
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp spring onions, chopped
salt and black pepper, to taste
Method:
Add the oil to a pan and use to fry the onion and bacon until the onion is soft and the bacon cooked (about 8 minutes). Now stir-in the cassava flour a little at the time, stirring all he while. Finally stir-in the parsley and spring onions then season with the salt and black pepper.
Continue cooking until the cassava flour is lightly toasted (about 8 minutes) and serve immediately.
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