Bobó de Camarão – Brazilian Shrimp Stew

Step 1

Heat the palm oil in a dutch oven over medium heat.

Step 2

Add the onion and saute until soft.

Step 3

Next, add the Brazilian sofrito, and saute until fragrant.

Step 4

Then, add the bell peppers, and saute until soft.

Step 5

Then, add the tomatoes and cook until soft.

Step 6

Add in the ginger and the chopped cilantro. Stir to combine.

Step 7

Add the shredded yuca, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.

Step 8

Pour in the coconut milk, and 2 cups of water. Stir and simmer covered over low heat until the yuca is cooked, about 25 minutes, while stirring regularly.

Step 9

About halfway, add the chopped green onions and the chili peppers—if the mixture starts to get too thick, and starts to stick at the bottom of the pan, add another cup of water. (Please note that there will be some pieces of yuca that aren't completely soft and disintegrated, and that's normal.)

Step 10

When the yuca is mostly cooked, add the lime juice to the peeled and deveined shrimp, and stir to combine.

Step 11

After about 2 minutes, add the shrimp to the mixture. Cook another 10-15 minutes, until shrimp is just cooked and pink. (Cooking the shrimp for much longer will yield chewy, tough shrimp.)

Step 12

Serve over white rice and garnish with fresh cilantro.