Moqueca De Peixe E Camarao(Bahian Fish Stew)

Recipe Ingredients

6		Fish steaks; sea bass - pompano or grouper
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Small shrimp - cleaned and deveined
2		Onions (large)
1		Green bell pepper
5		Whole tomatoes
3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
1 cup	237ml	Coconut milk
4 tablespoons	60ml	Dende oil*
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped parsley
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped fresh cilantro
		Hot red pepper to taste
		Salt to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lime or lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Season fish with lemon and salt. Set aside Thinly slice onions and seeded bell pepper. Peel, seed and slice tomatoes. Cook onions in olive oil until translucent.

Add green pepper and cook 3 minutes. Add tomatoes to pan and cook a few more minutes. Place fish in pan, top with the Dende oil, cover the pan and cook until fish is almost cooked through. Add chopped herbs and red pepper and cook uncovered over high heat to evaporate some of the liquid. Just before serving add the coconut milk and bring almost to a boil. Even if you don't use the Dende oil, it is still delicious.

This is a dish from northeast Brazil *Dende, a thick dark orange oil, is an essential ingredient in Bahian cooking. It can be found in ethnic South American stores.

Source:
Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky

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