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🇨🇻 Traditional dishes from Cabo Verde

3 dishes people actually cook in Cabo Verde: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Arroz de marisco

50 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Arroz de marisco, a traditional dish from Cabo Verde

Savor the taste of Cabo Verde with this seafood delight!

  • 300 g rice
  • 800 ml water
  • 400 g mixed seafood
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper

Catchupa

120 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Catchupa, a traditional dish from Cabo Verde

A hearty stew that warms the soul, catchupa delights.

  • 200 g cornmeal
  • 150 g black-eyed peas
  • 200 g chorizo
  • 200 g smoked meat
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1200 ml water

Pastel com diabo dentro

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Pastel com diabo dentro, a traditional dish from Cabo Verde

Delicious pastries filled with spicy meat goodness!

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 400 g ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 bay leaves

What do people eat in Cabo Verde?

The three dishes from Cabo Verde documented in Copper are Arroz de marisco, Catchupa and Pastel com diabo dentro. Garlic and olive oil each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Cabo Verde?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 5 are shared by more than one dish. Paprika is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 23 use paprika. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Cabo Verde take?

Arroz de marisco is the quickest at 50 minutes. Catchupa is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Cabo Verde is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Cabo Verde here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Arroz de marisco is the shortest way in.

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