CUSCUZ DE SARDINHA

This is a dish from the state of Bahia (Brazil)  Corn meal is the main ingredient to which sardines or prawns are added for flavouring along with other ingredients like onion, garlic, tomato, palmito, eggs, olives, green peas, corn kernels, parsley and chilli sauce. 

Ingredients:

Sardines ... 2 cans

Onion........ 1 

Garlic ...... 3-4 cloves

Tomatoes ... 2

Maggi cube ... 1

Oregano ...... 1 tsp

Tomato paste .. 1 tbsp

Parsley ............ handful

Corn meal .... 2 cups

Boiled eggs ... 2 + 1 (one for garnishing)

Palmito ..... few pieces (pickled palm)

Chilli sauce ....... 1 tbsp

Salt ........... to taste

Oil ... as needed.

Olives .... few 

Boiled corn kernels - handful

Boiled green peas .. handful

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and saute the chopped onions and garlic.

2. Add the chopped tomatoes and the maggi cube.

3. Saute until the tomatoes are cooked.

4. Add about 3 and 1/2 to 4 cups of water.

5. When it starts to boil add the salt, tomato paste, chilli sauce, sardines, palmito pieces, few olives chopped and boiled egg pieces. 

6. Stir carefully. 

7. Now add the corn meal and continue to stir until it reaches a thick creamy consistency.

8. You can remove it in a serving dish and garnish with the sliced egg, olives, sardines and tomato slices.

9. Alternately you can also use a ring mould. First grease it and place egg slices, sardines,few olives and palmito pieces green peas and corn kernels ..Spoon the cooked cornmeal mix evenly and let it set for a while.

Unmould this into a serving plate and cut into pieces for serving. 

This dish can be eaten cold or warm. You can warm it up in a microwave.

Recipe adapted from - Tudo Gostoso 

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