Recipe#10871

Title: Brazilian 05

Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990313133657.0069f060@chemdept.chem.ou.edu> 
 Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 13:36:57 -0600 
 From: "Salete Newton, Ph. D." snewton@chemdept.chem.ou.edu 
 Subject: Two farofa recipes, both delicious! 

FAROFA  I
 1/4 cup vegetable oil (or oil + butter)  
 1 large onion, chopped
 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped 
 1 tsp red pepper flakes
 2 cups manioc flour 
 Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the onions until golden brown. 
 Add hard-boiled eggs and saute the mixture for 1 minute. Next add 
 the pepper and manioc flour, stirring constantly until the mixture
 turns golden.
 Serves 4.
 FAROFA II
 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
 1 egg 
 1 cup manioc flour 
 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
 Salt and pepper to taste 
 Saute onion in butter until soft, and lightly  browned.  Reduce
 heat and add egg, stirring until scrambled and well mixed. Gradually
 add manioc flour until the mixture becomes golden and resembles 
 toasted bread crumbs. Add salt and pepper and stir in parsley.