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The typical Brazilian food much appreciated at this time of year is couscous. Ever experienced? Very tasty!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup (tea) oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 chopped onion
- 5 peeled and seedless tomatoes, chopped
- 1 diced green pepper
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 2 cups (tea) of water
- 1 can of drained peas
- 2 cans of drained sardines
- 1 cup of palm hearts (optional)
- 3 cups of yellow corn flour
- Chopped green chili to taste
- Chopped seedless red pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
Decoration Ingredients
- 2 sliced boiled eggs
- 1 sliced tomato
- Sardine fillets
- 1 heart of palm in slices (optional)
- 1 cup fresh frozen peas (optional)
- Green or black olives to taste
- Oil
Preparation Mode
- Grease a 24 cm diameter pan with oil in the middle.
- Arrange slices of egg, tomato, sardine fillets, hearts of palm and peas on the bottom and sides. Reserve.
- In a pan, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and onion for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato, pepper, extract and sauté for another 5 minutes.
- Add the water, peas, sardines in large pieces, hearts of palm, green chillies, pepper, salt and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the corn flour all at once and stir with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes or until cooked.
- Pour into the mold carefully so as not to harm the decoration and press down with a spoon.
- Turn over onto a large plate.
Mom Tips
The traditional decoration is as shown in the recipe. Nothing stops you from decorating the couscous in your own way.
Two cans of drained sardines = 250 grams.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Approximate yield of 8 servings.
Source: https://www.receitasdemae.com.br/receitas/cuscuz/