Vatapá /Shrimp filling for Acarajé
Ingredients:
500g of fresh shrimp
1 medium onion chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tomato chopped
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of olive oil
¼ to ½ cup of coconut milk
2 tablespoons of plain flour
Juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons of coriander chopped
5 spring onions chopped
1 chili pepper chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
In a frying pan, heat the olive oil to hot and fry the
chopped garlic, onion and tomato for 3 minutes. Add the shrimp, vegetable oil,
chili (including the seeds to give this dish a bit of a kick), coconut milk and
lime juice and cook for 10 minutes. Season to taste.
Add the flour and mix until the mixture thickens and lower
the heat and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Lastly, add the coriander and spring onions and mix into the
mixture well. Take off the heat.