Anyone who knows the wonders of a good farofa will not give it up! Farofa is the perfect accompaniment to any meal and the more ingredients, the tastier it is. To enhance your meals even more, try the traditional farofa with pancetta!
Easy, quick and very tasty, this recipe includes corn, chicken, peas, bacon and olives! Lots of flavor ready to serve in just 20 minutes is a recipe for success. See how to do it:
Traditional recipe for farofa with bacon:
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Performance: 8 servings
Difficulty level: easy
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 100 g of chopped bacon
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 chopped red chilli
- 1/2 chopped green pepper
- 1/2 can drained peas
- 1/2 can drained corn
- 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup sliced green olives
- 2 cups (tea) cornmeal
- 2 cups cassava flour
- Salt and chopped green chilli to taste
- Potatoes in straw as desired for dusting
Preparation method:
- Heat a pan with olive oil and butter over medium heat and fry the bacon for 2 minutes.
- Add the onion, garlic, peppers, peas, corn and chicken and sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add the olives, flour, salt and green chillies, mix and turn off the heat.
- Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with potato straw to serve.
Source: Terra
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