Jim Blythe

Dinner Parties Gallinha com molho Bahiano e manjoca recipe

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Date Published:
19/12/2007

Jim's main course on the second day of the Cardiff Come Dine With Me translates as 'chicken with Bahian sauce and cassava root.'

Take note! Raw manioc is poisonous. Do not eat it raw, and make sure you wash your hands well before touching any other food!

Serves 5

Ingredients

For the gallinha com molho Bahiano

  • 6 chicken breasts
  • 400g frozen prawns (King prawns are best)
  • 6 tbsp palm oil
  • a block of coconut
  • one 15-oz tin of chopped tomatoes (or liquidise an ordinary tin of tomatoes)
  • one onion
  • three cloves garlic
  • chilli powder to taste
  • salt to taste

For the manjoca

  • 1 to 1½kg manioc (cassava) root

Method: How to make gallinha com molho bahiao e manjoca

1. Chop the onion. Melt the palm oil in a pan and fry the onion gently. Add the chicken, tomatoes, chilli, some salt, and the coconut. You may need to add more water as the coconut absorbs liquid. Check the water level regularly, and cook for approximately one hour. Add the prawns at the end of the cooking, bring back to a simmer, and serve. Frozen prawns usually have a high water content, so you might want to allow the sauce to thicken up before adding the prawns.

2. For the manjoca: Peel and cut manioc into one-inch cubes. Boil until tender (test with a skewer as you would potatoes). Let the cubes cool, then deep-fry them just before serving to brown and crisp them.

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  1. I used a block of coconut. It does derive from West African cooking - palm oil chop is what it's called in Nigeria, but it's a bit different in Brazil, where they add the coconut. I think the slaves introduced it to Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. Interestingly, manjoca went the other way - it originates in South America, but it's now grown widely in Africa, where it's called cassava.
    Posted by Jim Blythe on 05/08/2009 17:44:17
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  2. I'm impressed that the guests ate and enjoyed this. It's a West African dish (apart from the coconut) Is it a block of coconut or a block of coconut cream? Please tell me.
    Posted by Celia on 29/06/2009 18:29:17
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  3. I had this dish with seafood instead of chicken in Bahia. I shall make it at home now and it will remind me of my best holiday. Thank you Jim!.
    Posted by Jude Stratton on 26/01/2009 13:40:23
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