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Bottle Butter Cake Recipe

Bottled butter is a typical product of northeastern Brazil, a butter that remains liquid at room temperature, also known as clarified butter and ghee butter. There are several recipes with bottle butter that you can prepare, one of them is this bottle butter cake that we present here at Specialfood. Try it! Ingredients for making Bottle Butter Cake:  2½ cups of wheat flour (350 grams)  1½ cups of sugar (240 grams)  1 cup of milk (240 milliliters)  ½ cup bottle butter (100 ml)  3 eggs  1 tablespoon of baking powder  1 teaspoon of orange or lemon zest How to Make Bottle Butter Cake: Prepare this bottled butter cake by beating the eggs with sugar and butter for about 3 minutes with an electric mixer on full power. Tip: Use free range eggs if you want the cake to be very yellow. Add milk and flour, alternately, while beating. Finally, add the zest and yeast. Transfer the dough from this butter cake to a greased and floured pan. Bake in a preheated oven at ...

Northeastern Cooking Recipe

One of the most typical recipes in the Brazilian Northeast is the panelada, a stew made of ox pieces that results in a heavy and filling dish, similar to the "doudinha". Learn with Specialfood how to make the typical northeastern panada, check out the ingredients below and step by step! Ingredients for making Northeastern Pancakes:  ½ kilogram of clean cow belly  ½ kilogram of clean cow casing  1 unit of ox shank  1 tablespoon of pepperoni pepper  1 unit of chopped large onion  2 units of chopped tomatoes  2 bay leaves  1 unit of chopped chili  4 chopped garlic cloves  1 tablespoon of paprika  2 tablespoons of olive oil  chopped green smell  Black pepper  salt How to make Northeastern Panada: The first step in the recipe for the Ceará panelada is to cut the tripe, tripe and ox shank into pieces. Wash thoroughly and season with salt. Place the meat in an ordinary or pressure cooker, cover with water and add the bay lea...

Baked Tambaqui Recipe

The tambaqui is a typical fish from the Pantanal and the Amazon. Its meat, despite being greasy, is very tasty, and tambaqui is much appreciated both fried and roasted. At Specialfood we teach you how to prepare tambaqui baked in the oven with all the tricks you need to know, check it out below! Ingredients for making Baked Tambaqui:  1 unit of 3 kg tambaqui  2 lemon units  1 tablespoon of oregano  4 tablespoons of butter  Black pepper  salt How to make Baked Tambaqui: The first step in making oven-roasted tambaqui is to open the fish through the belly, clean it well and wash it. Then make some cross cuts on one side and the other, place in a bowl and season with lemon juice, pepper and oregano. Leave it for about 3 hours to get the flavor, or at least 30 minutes. After that time, it's time to bake the tambaqui: sprinkle it with salt, brush the butter all over it, wrap it in aluminum foil and place it in a baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for ...

Dry fried tambaqui recipe

The tambaqui is a Brazilian freshwater fish. It's great for baking and it's also very tasty fried, as shown in this Specialfood suggestion. Learn with us how to cook fried tambaqui dry, with tricks that guarantee success. Check it out below! Ingredients for making dry fried tambaqui:  2 tambaqui units  2 lemon units  1 bowl of wheat flour or cornstarch  frying oil  salt How to make dry fried tambaqui: The first step in frying tambaqui is to clean the fish and remove the scales. Then make 2 or 3 cross cuts, on one side and the other, and season with salt and lemon juice. Leave it for 20-30 minutes to get the flavor. After the previous step, dry the fish and fold in the flour. Place a frying pan with abundant oil over medium heat and fry the fish there when the oil is very hot, turning when one side is already browned and crispy. When all the fish is fried, remove to a plate with absorbent paper. Leave it for a few seconds to drain excess oil. As soon as you get t...

Brazilian lemonade

Brazilian lemonade is a sweet, creamy lemonade and different from the rest, as it is prepared with a secret ingredient: coconut milk. It is also made with whole lemons, which are a great source of vitamin C. If you are not familiar with this drink, which is so popular in some Brazilian states, or if you want to learn how to prepare it, pay attention to this recipe from Specialfood! Ingredients for making Brazilian Lemonade:  4 units of tahiti lemon  1 cup coconut milk  3 tablespoons of condensed milk  ¼ cup of brown sugar  1 cup of ice  3 cups of water (720 milliliters) How to make Brazilian Lemonade: To prepare this creamy lemonade start by washing the lemons well, as we will be using the skin as well. Then cut off the tops, cut into pieces and remove the seeds. Put the lemons in a blender along with the water, and blend very well. After the previous step, strain this preparation in order to use only the juice. Rinse the blender glass in water to remove th...

Tucupi Broth Recipe

Tucupi is a typical broth of Amazonian cuisine, prepared with wild manioc root. It is simple to prepare Tucupi broth, but you will have to comply with several steps and wait at least a day to obtain the final result. Check out below how to prepare this cassava root broth with the help of Specialfood and try it! Ingredients for making Tucupi Broth:  3 kilograms of wild cassava (maniva)  1 liter of water  3 cloves of garlic  2 bunches of chicory  Black pepper  salt How to make Caldo de Tucupi: To make Tucupi broth, the first step is to peel the manioc, chop and blend some of the manioc with a little water in a powerful blender. Tip: As an alternative you can peel and grate the cassava, but this method takes longer. Strain, squeeze in a cloth and take the liquid back to the blender with more chopped cassava. The ideal is not to use too much water, so you will get a more concentrated broth. When finished, wring the cloth well to extract all the juice. The next ...