Tilapia with Açaí Sauce

Peixe no Molho de Açaí

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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

Açai, the little crown jewel berry from the Amazon, is taking America by storm due to its high nutritional content. It can be a truly interesting ingredient if bought in frozen pulps, and can be prepared in many ways, both sweet or savoury, just like a berry. Its taste is so strong - a blend of red wine and chocolate - that the fruit is often matched with other berries to lighten it up a little. In this recipe, açai adds a depth of flavour to a sauce that complements a simply