The Perfect Galinhada with Pequi: An Easy Recipe
Origin
Galinhada is a Brazilian dish typical of the São Paulo region Minas Gerias and Goias.
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken minced and seasoned to taste;
- diced carrot;
- 1 pepper chopped;
- Parsley;
- Onion;
- Green corn;
- Coriander if you like;
- 8 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g chopped pequi pulp;
- 2 tbsp pequi oil;
- 1 kg rice.
Preparation
- Fry the chicken in plenty of oil until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
- Remove some of the oil and fry the onion and garlic.
- Add the vegetables and rice, fry well. Add the chicken, pequi oil and reserved pequi. Add hot water to cook the rice and cover the pan.
- Add water until the rice is soft and moist.
- Serve immediately with watercress salad.
Considerations
This recipe was sent to me by a very kind friend of mine from Brazil who lives in the very area where it originated. My thanks go to this very kind friend of mine and I will see you at the next recipe.
