Baked Shellfish Frittata

Torta Capixaba

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Brazilian Kitchen: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes for the Home Cook

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2012

  • About

When you see the word capixaba, you can be sure that whatever is being served originates from the state of Espirito Santo, located above the state of Rio de Janeiro, along Brazil’s southeastern coast. Traditional Torta Capixaba is a giant mixture of fish and shellfish of all types in a frittata with additional whisked egg whites on top; everything is baked in an old-style clay baking dish. It certainly served as my template for this short-order frittata, which is definitely a