Everyday meals

Mandioca cozida (boiled cassava)

Cassava pieces boiled until tender and floury, served with a sauce of dried fish cooked in palm oil. It's the everyday staple accompaniment of many meals.

50 min
4 servings
Medium
Moderate
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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Black pepper

Nutrition facts

500 kcal per serving

Protein: 5 g
Carbohydrates: 92.5 g
of which sugars: 5.6 g
Fat: 11.1 g
of which saturated fat: 1.4 g
Fiber: 5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Peel the cassava, remove the thin pinkish skin and the central fibres, then cut into pieces about 5 cm long.
Rinse the pieces in cold water, then place them in a pan with the water and salt.
Bring to the boil, lower the heat and cook for 25 to 30 minutes, until a knife tip slides easily through the cassava.
Meanwhile, soak the dried fish in hot water for 10 minutes, then flake it.
In a small frying pan, heat the palm oil and fry the sliced onion and chilli for 4 minutes, then add the fish and continue for 3 minutes.
Drain the cassava and serve hot, with the fish sauce poured over the top.