Tutu de Feijão: Creamy Brazilian Mashed Beans
Tutu de feijão is the ultimate comfort dish from Minas Gerais — cooked beans mashed down with bacon, calabresa sausage and a shower of cassava flour until it hits just the right texture. It's not quite a soup and not quite a purée, and that in-between creaminess is exactly the point. Serve it piping hot with white rice and a pork chop for a real taste of Brazil.
🛒 Ingredients
4 servings
- 2 cups cooked red beans (500 g), with a little of their broth
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 120 g smoked bacon, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley and chives
- 1 calabresa sausage, sliced into rounds
- 4 to 5 tbsp raw cassava flour (farinha de mandioca)
- Dried oregano, salt and black pepper to taste
- Corn or sunflower oil for frying
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Directions
- 1
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic until soft and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- 2
Add the bacon and calabresa slices. Fry until golden and the fat has rendered, 5 to 7 minutes.
- 3
Pour in the cooked beans with a splash of their cooking liquid. Season with oregano, salt and pepper, then simmer for 5 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the parsley and chives.
- 5
Sprinkle in the cassava flour little by little, stirring constantly, until you reach the texture you like — creamier or drier. Adjust the seasoning and serve hot.
💡 Chef's Tip
The trick with tutu is adding the flour gradually and tasting as you go, since every batch of cassava flour absorbs differently. Top it with a fried egg and pair it with a grilled pork chop for a classic Brazilian Sunday lunch. Leftovers reheat beautifully in a pan with a splash of water.
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