Vatapá

Name: Vatapá
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh nonoily, white fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper (heads and tails reserved for homemade stock; optional); 1 pound fresh nonoily, white fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper (heads and tails reserved for homemade stock; optional); 1 pound fresh nonoily, white fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper (heads and tails reserved for homemade stock; optional); 1 pound heads and tails for stock or substitute 4 cups fish stock; 1 pound heads and tails for stock or substitute 4 cups fish stock; 1 small onion, sliced; 2 sprigs cilantro; 1 garlic clove, crushed; Salt to taste; ½ loaf stale French bread; 2 cups milk; ¾ cup ground dried shrimp; ½ cup ground roasted unsalted peanuts; ½ cup ground roasted unsalted cashews; 1 garlic clove; 1 medium onion, quartered; Generous pinch of nutmeg; ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon dendê oil (optional); Juice of 1 lime; 1 teaspoon malagueta pepper oil or hot sauce; 1 teaspoon malagueta pepper oil or hot sauce; ½ cup fresh or unsweetened canned coconut milk; ½ cup fresh or unsweetened canned coconut milk; Simple Boiled White Rice and Simple Farofa, for serving; Simple Boiled White Rice and Simple Farofa, for serving; 1 pound fresh nonoily, white fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper (heads and tails reserved for homemade stock; optional); 1 pound fresh nonoily, white fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper (heads and tails reserved for homemade stock; optional)

Seafood Cream

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brazil

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

This puree of fish or shrimp has no equivalent in English and the only vague parallel it might have is a spicy quenelle. Though the classic accompaniment is Xinxim, it is also served with Acaçá, grilled prawns, and as a filling for Acarajé.

Ingredients

Americas
Brazil
Bahia
Fish course
Pescatarian

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