Cassava croquettes with shrimp

Name: Cassava croquettes with shrimp
Prep time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Servings: 100 portions
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 50 g unsalted butter; salt and pepper to taste; 1 kg cassava; 7 egg; salt, pepper and parsley to taste; 1 pinch grated nutmeg; 100 ml olive oil; 50 g garlic, smashed; 100 g onion, thinly chopped; 700 g prawns, peeled; 200 g tomatoes, peeled; 100 ml tomato sauce

Preparation info

Servings:
100
portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Brazil Rhythms and Recipes

By Morena Leite

Published 2006

About

Ingredients

Dough

1 kg cassava
7 egg
50 g unsalted bu

Americas
Brazil
Fish course
Starter
Pescatarian

Method

Preparation

Cook cassava and grate it in a food processor. Mix egg and butter. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix to obtain an homogeneous dough.

Fry garlic in olive oil until golden brown, add chopped onion and sauté for a few minutes. Add shrimp and sauté a little more. Add peeled tomatoes and tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper.