Quibebe

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ONION, CHOPPED
• 6 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
• 1 TABLESPOON SUGAR
• 1 KG BUTTERNUT SQUASH, PEELED AND CUBED
• ½ BUNCH SCALLION, CHOPPED
• SALT TO TASTE

PREPARATION

Sauté the onion in the butter, until transparent. Add sugar, butternut squash, and stir. Pour in 1 cup of water and cook with the pot covered, without letting it stick into the pot. When tender, mash the squash with a spoon, season with salt, add scallions, and serve. 

In detail
The name comes after kimbundu word kibebe, spoken in Angola. This recipe, with a texture that resembles one of a thick porridge, is made with butternut squash, known as jerimum in Northeastern Brazil. In Goiás, however, the word refers to cooked manioc.