
Everyday meals
Quibebe
Creamy Brazilian squash purée flavored with onion, garlic and coconut milk, often served alongside grilled meats. Its orange color and gentle sweetness make it an everyday classic.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
229 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 3.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 14.6 g
- of which sugars
- 6.7 g
- Fat
- 16.4 g
- of which saturated fat
- 9.1 g
- Fiber
- 4.9 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 squash, remove the seeds and cut it into 2 cm cubes.
- Sauté the minced onion and garlic in the oil in a saucepan over low heat for 3 minutes.
- Add the squash cubes, water and salt, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the squash is very tender.
- Roughly mash the squash with a fork or pestle, then stir in the coconut milk.
- Mix and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring, until you have a smooth, creamy purée.
- Season with white pepper and nutmeg, sprinkle with cilantro and serve hot.
Variations and tips
Sweet version. Replace the coconut milk with whole milk and stir in 2 tablespoons of brown sugar at the end of cooking.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

Brazil
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