Tacacá recipe from Pará
The tacacá from Pará is another recipe with tucupi, the wild manioc broth very typical of Pará cuisine. This recipe is similar to duck in tucupi, the difference is that, instead of meat, shrimp is used. Learn with Specialfood how to make the traditional tacapá from Pará, check out the typical ingredients below and step by step!
Ingredients for making Tacacá from Pará:
2 liters of tucupi
500 grams of salted shrimp (dry)
½ cup of cassava gum
4 units of pepper scent
4 cloves of garlic
2 packs of jambu
4 chicory leaves
1 teaspoon of salt
black pepper to taste
How to make Tacacá from Pará:
To prepare this recipe for tacacá from Pará, start by placing a pan of tucupi on medium heat with the spices: crushed garlic, chicory and salt. When it comes to a boil, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, wash the shrimp well to remove excess salt. Heat in a pan with 4 cups of water, boiling for 5 minutes, then remove and peel.
Add the cassava gum to the shrimp water, and cook over medium heat until it turns into a mush. Meanwhile, wash the jambu and cook in boiling water in a separate pan for 15 minutes, or until the stalks are tender.
Tip: You can replace the cassava gum with sour powder.
When serving the tacacá from Pará, do as follows: put a little tucupi broth in a gourd, followed by the gum, a little jambu and some shrimp. Adjust the flavor with salt and pepper to taste and consume it hot, at any time of year and day. Enjoy your food!
Tip: It is not common to consume tacatá as a main dish, but in the late afternoon.
If you liked the Tacacá Pará recipe, we suggest you enter our Broth Recipes category. You can also visit a list of the best Brazilian recipes.
The way to eat tacacá
Tacacá, unlike other broths, is not consumed with a spoon. The right way is to bring the gourd to your mouth to drink the broth, and eat the shrimp and jambu with the help of wooden sticks. You may be interested to read about the ceviche recipe with tiger milk recipe/ lomo saltado recipe/ peruvian alfajores recipe/ peruvian ceviche recipe.
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