Recipes · Brazilian · Soups and Broths
Tacacá
One serving has 198 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (71%), vitamin C (36%), copper (34%) and manganese (21%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (509 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: shellfish
Ingredients
- 60 g Cassava, raw
- 350 g Water
- 10 g Lime juice
- 3 g Garlic, raw
- 45 g Shrimp, raw
- 25 g Watercress, raw
- 15 g Tapioca pearls, dry
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Boil the cassava in the water for 20 minutes until tender; remove the cassava and reserve the broth as a stand-in for tucupi.
- Stir the lime juice, garlic, and salt into the broth to mimic tucupi's sour tang, and bring back to a simmer.
- Soak the tapioca pearls briefly in a little warm water until they soften slightly, then stir them into the simmering broth so it turns glossy and slightly thickened, standing in for the traditional tapioca goma.
- Add the shrimp (a stand-in for dried shrimp) and cook 3-4 minutes until opaque and cooked through.
- Stir in the watercress (standing in for jambu) just before serving, and ladle the hot broth into a bowl.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 198 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 38.3 g | |
| Water | 457 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Protein | 10.7 g | 22% |
| Tryptophan | 0.02 g | |
| Threonine | 0.06 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.05 g | |
| Leucine | 0.08 g | |
| Lysine | 0.07 g | |
| Methionine | 0.01 g | |
| Cystine | 0.02 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.05 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.03 g | |
| Valine | 0.07 g | |
| Histidine | 0.03 g | |
| Fat | 0.45 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.09 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.12 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.05 g | |
| Saturated | 0.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 72.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 88.8 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.31 mg | 34% |
| Iron | 0.74 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 38.8 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.38 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 135 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 389 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 1.2 µg | 2% |
| Sodium | 281 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.93 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.08 mg | 7% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.19 mg | 4% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.13 mg | 10% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 20.1 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 17.9 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 40.8 µg | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 27.1 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.39 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 63.8 µg | 71% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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