Roasted Garlic-Ginger Prawns with Coconut and Fresh Herb Crumbs

Camarão Assado aos Sabores do Brazil

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My Rio de Janeiro: A Cookbook

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2013

  • About

On a recent trip to Paraty, I came across a fishing boat with prawns for sale. I bought a few pounds and asked the fisherman for an idea on how to cook my crustaceans. He said, ‘Oh Senhora, eu uso os nossos temperos, ponho no forno, e flea uma deltcia’ (‘Oh lady, I use Brazilian seasonings and it comes out delicious’). At first I was unhappy with his vague answer, but then the words nosso temperos kept circling in my mind. After all, we have tons of spices. I usually stick to