Frutos do Mar

Name: Frutos do Mar
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: Green Mayonnaise and Molho Campanha, for serving; 1 bay leaf; 1 sprig thyme; 8 cups (1 quart) beer; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 allspice berry; Green Mayonnaise and Molho Campanha, for serving; 1 tablespoon mustard seeds; 6 whole peppercorns; 12 small shrimp (white river shrimp, if available), in their shells; 12 small shrimp (white river shrimp, if available), in their shells; 6 prawns (large shrimp), in their shells; 6 prawns (large shrimp), in their shells; 6 langoustines (available at specialty fish markets), lobster culls, or large crayfish; 6 langoustines (available at specialty fish markets), lobster culls, or large crayfish; 6 langoustines (available at specialty fish markets), lobster culls, or large crayfish; 6 langoustines (available at specialty fish markets), lobster culls, or large crayfish; 6 small hard-shell crabs

Cold Shellfish

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brazil

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

6 small hard-shell crabs
6 prawns (large shrimp), in their shells
12 small shrimp (whit

Americas
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Scrub the crabs and set aside. Wash the remaining shellfish and set aside.

In a large steamer, combine the remaining ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil.

Steam the shellfish, adding them in order of cooking times, beginning with the lobsters culls for 8 to 10 minutes; crabs about 5 minutes; large prawns for 4 minutes; small shrimp or river shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes. Langousti