Camarão na Moranga
(Shrimp in the pumpkin)
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Ingredients (for 6
portions):
1 kg medium shrimp (cooked)
4 tsp olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 onion
5 red tomatoes (chopped and without the seeds)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 can of crème fraiche
300 g of cream cheese or quark
1 big pumpkin
Spring onion and parsley to taste
Tin foil
Preparation:
Open the pumpkin, making a lid, and remove the seeds. Wash it and roll it in
tin foil. Put it in the oven for 45 min. Reserve.
In a pan heat the oil, fry the onion and garlic and join
the shrimps, let it fry for 5 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and
pepper. Turn the heat off. Add the crème fraiche and the herbs, and mix it
well. At last add the cream cheese or
quark, or if you want you can spread the cream cheese or quark directly inside
the pumpkin, and then put the shrimp mixture inside of it.
Serve with plain rice or potatoes.
If you are looking for a vegetarian option, omit the
shrimp and substitute oyster or portobello mushrooms.
Cocada
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(Coconut bars/balls)
Ingredients (for
15-20 portions):
200 g coconut flour
200 g sugar
200 ml water
Preparation:
Mix water and sugar in a pan and heat it. When it starts to become like a
caramel, turn the heat off. Mix the coconut flour and pour it into a tray. Wait
for it to cool off and cut it into squares, then serve it.
