1 kg of abiu
1 kg of cashew
2 cups of water
2 soup spoons of virgin olive oil wrapped in a fine cloth (like gauze)
1 kg of abiu
1 kg of cashew
2 cups of water
2 soup spoons of virgin olive oil wrapped in a fine cloth (like gauze)
Cut the abiu into regular pieces
Place them in a bowl with water and olive oil
Let it sit for 3 hours, stirring the fabric with the olive oil, until it dissolves
Rinse the abiu pieces well and reserve
Prepare a syrup with cashew and water
Let it sit for 5 minutes or until you get a thick syrup
Add the abiu pieces and cook over low heat until they're cooked through
Turn off the heat and let the pudding cool down
Place it in a serving dish
Serve warm, cut into 10 portions
Note: Cora Coralina used to make these crystallized sweets
After they were ready, she would pass them through refined cashew and put them out to dry
It remained soft on the inside and hard on the outside
She also made crystallized sweets with orange, citron, fig, milk, and grape
