Fried Seaweed Corvo Style (Tortas de Erva do Calhau)

[Atlantic Islander]

Tortas de Erva do Calhau is Fried seaweed Corvo style, from the islands of the Azores. It is the most signature dish of the smallest island in the Azores, and is quite a unique one at that. It uses seaweed found on rocks which are very healthy and nutritious fried in olive oil in combination with some eggs, garlic, flour, onion, and Portuguese spice.

Ingredients:
4 oz. Erva do calhau (You wont be able to find this unless you live in the Azores, but you can substitute with this seaweed found here on Amazon)
1 onion, finely chopped
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon sweet red pepper paste “massa de pimentao”
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tablespoon flour
4 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
1) Cut the erva (or seaweed) into small pieces with a sharp knife.
2) In a bowl, add it to the onion, eggs, flour, chopped garlic, and sweet red pepper paste. Mix it together well.
3) Form them into small balls and fry them in a large frying pan with olive oil.
4) Place them onto paper towels to dry. Serve.

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[Atlantic Islander]

[Atlantic Islander]

Tastes better than it looks.

[Siberian Cold Breeze]

I looks nice..I have an experimental apetite ..I usually take a bite , later decide


These are beach/seaside plants like ours ?

I may give a try, substituting this plant with deniz börülcesi (Glasswort, ,Salicornia europae) because steamed moss tastes like....ermm .....steamed grass..

this version can be tastier

erva do calhau (rock grass). The grass is a type of seaweed picked from the sea rocks and the salt water is squeezed off. After it has been cut, it is added to eggs that have been beaten and flour to mould the small tarts, which are then fried in lard.

[Diërker]

did someone say WEED