Shrimp Mashed Yams

with palm oil -dendê-

Shrimp Mashed Yams

Shrimp Mashed Yams

The Shrimp Mashed Yams is a recipe easy to make that I created based on Brazilian creole food from Bahia. I had in mind a low carb  and high fiber diet, plus the good points for using fresh ginger, which helps to increase metabolism and stimulates the digestive system.

INGREDIENTS
1 large yam sliced
1/2 lb. raw medium shrimps
1 chopped onion
5 chopped garlic cloves
1 can of unsweetened coconut milk (optional)
1 cup of shredded unsweetened coconut
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp fresh ginger
1 tbsp palm oil
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp chopped green onions

PREPARING THE SHRIMP MASHED YAMS

Sauté the onions with garlic in medium heat until golden. Add the yam, the shredded coconut, and the coconut milk. Cook until soft enough for a masher. Add the shrimps and the ginger and cook for another 4 or 5 minutes. Remove from the burner and add the palm oil and the greens.

 

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WINE PAIRING YOUR SHRIMP MASHED YAMS

Champagne or California Korbel, Riesling.

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Nutritional Analysis

Good points:
Low in sodium
High in manganese
High in vitamin B6

About the palm oil, or dendê oil:

You may choose not to add the dendê to your Shrimp Mashed Yams, and it is OK. But a tablespoon of this palm oil, already used by the Egyptians 5,000 years ago, will add a very special and exotic flavor together with the ginger, coconut, yam, and shrimps. It is easy to order it online. See its properties  at

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1139-palm%20oil.aspx?activeingredientid=1139&activeingredientname=palm%20oil

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Thaïs Lips is an English Portuguese translator, also translating French and Spanish as source languages. She specializes in legal, financial, social sciences and pharmaceuticals. She is a conference interpreter. Thaïs attended law school in Brazil, has a Certificate of Proficiency in English from the University of Michigan and a Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) certificate from the University of Colorado in Denver. She has lived in Brazil, England, Wales, France, and Oman.



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