About this dish
A thick, creamy paste made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, and ground peanuts or cashews, seasoned with palm oil.
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Ingredients
🍞2 cups stale bread, soaked in milk
🍤300g shrimp
🥥400ml coconut milk
🥜1/2 cup ground peanuts or cashews
🌴2 tbsp palm oil
🧅1 onion, chopped
Method
Serves 31
Sauté onion in palm oil until softened.2
Blend the soaked bread with coconut milk until smooth, then add to the pot.3
Stir in ground peanuts and shrimp.4
Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until thick and creamy, about 15-20 minutes.5
Season with salt and serve with rice as an accompaniment to other Bahian dishes.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Vatapá is a specialty of Bahia, reflecting strong Afro-Brazilian culinary influence, often served as an accompaniment to other dishes like acarajé.
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