Chef Juliana
Xinxim de Galinha
You don't need permission from Bahia to cook dinner, but you do need respect for the ingredients. Dendê, dried shrimp, ground nuts, and chicken make a pot worth learning.
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Chef Juliana
Moqueca Baiana de Peixe
You don't need a Salvador kitchen to make this. You need real dendê, full-fat coconut milk, a heavy pot, and the discipline to let the fish cook gently.
Chef Juliana
Frigideira de Siri
You think crab in dendê sounds like restaurant business. It isn't. It's a refogado, good siri catado, full-fat coconut milk, and the nerve to trust the pan.
Chef Juliana
Moqueca de Camarão Baiana
You think Bahia is too far from your stove. It isn't. Get the dendê right, keep the coconut milk full, and this shrimp moqueca becomes a pot you can trust.
Chef Juliana
Moqueca de Siri
You think crab moqueca belongs to someone else's hands. It doesn't. Pick the shell bits, build the refogado, respect the dendê, and dinner turns orange, glossy, and Brazilian.
Chef Juliana
Bobó de Camarão
You think dendê and mandioca mean trouble. They don't. Cook the cassava soft, build the refogado, finish the shrimp on top, and dinner turns Bahian without pretending you're in a costume.
Chef Juliana
Vatapá Baiano
You think vatapá is above your stove. It isn't. Bread, dried shrimp, nuts, coconut milk, and real dendê turn into a thick Bahian paste when a gente respects the method.
Chef Juliana
Efó Baiano
You think dendê and dried shrimp mean this isn't your kitchen. Wrong. Wash the greens, build the refogado, let the nuts thicken the pot, and your pê-efe has its vegetable.
Chef Juliana
Caruru de Cosme e Damião
You think this isn't your kitchen because it sounds ritual and old. Anota aí: chop the quiabo fine, build the paste, respect the dendê, and the pot teaches you.
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