Bahian Shrimp Molds Recipe

Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds fresh shrimps, shelled and deveined
• 1/4 cup dende (palm), peanut, or corn oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 4 small tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
• Corn meal
• Butter

How to cook Bahian Shrimp Molds:

• Make a refogado* of the oil, onion, salt, peppers, and tomatoes, and add the shrimp.
• Cook for about 15 minutes, add coconut milk, and continue cooking as you sift in a little corn meal enough to give a thick, creamy consistency. Stir constantly while cooking.
• Pour into individual buttered molds, put them in a pan with 1 inch of hot water, and bake for 1/2 hour in hot oven (400°F / 200°C).
• Serve the Bahian Shrimp Molds hot.

Notes:
The Bahian Shrimp Molds recipe very easy to prepare and so good!
The Brazilian name for this recipe is Camarao Baiano.

Comments:
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast.
*Refogado is to Brazilian food what sofrito is to Spanish food – a cooked-down aromatic of onions and other tasty things.

This recipe for Bahian Shrimp Molds serves/makes: 6

Main Ingredient: Shrimp
Preparation Method: Baked
Cuisine: South American