Dish of Farofa with Eggs
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Farofa with Eggs


Brazil   -   Farofa de Ovos
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Sched:
DoAhead:  		 3 break
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25 min
Most		 Farofa is a wildly popular side dish in Brazil, but it can be used as the basis of more complex dishes suitable for Breakfast or as a Light Lunch. The Farofa itself can be made even a couple days ahead and refrigerated.

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Farofa (1)  
-- Eggs
Eggs
Parsley
Parmesan
Salt
Pepper
-- Scramble  
Onion
Butter
Do-Ahead   -   (40 min)
  1. Make one recipe of Farofa for one recipe of Frarofa with Eggs.
Prep   -   (9 min)
  1. Chop PARSLEY small. Grate PARMESAN.
  2. Beat EGGS moderately. Mix all Eggs items.
  3. Chop ONION small.
Run   -   (15 min)
  1. In a well seasoned iron skillet, melt Butter over moderate heat and fry Onions, stirring until translucent.
  2. Stir in Eggs mix and fry over moderate heat, scrambling the eggs with the onions until mostly set (don't over-cook).
  3. Combine Scrambled Eggs with Farofa. Fry stirring until all is warmed.
  4. Serve warm hot, with hot sauce of choice (Brazilian hot sauce tastes pretty much like Tabasco Sauce but is a little thicker and redder).
NOTES:

  1. Farofa:

      This is made all over Brazil, with numerous minor variations. It is easy to make by our recipe Farofa, but you have to have acquired the Manioc Farina. In North America it is usually found on-line.
  2. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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