Moqueca recipe (Brazilian fish stew with coconut milk)
Moqueca is a flavorful Brazilian fish stew with coconut milk, perfect for a family meal.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds halibut or other firm white fish cut into pieces
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ medium red onion chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 14 ounce can diced tomatoes
- Dende oil optional
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil or other neutral oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 can coconut milk
- 4 scallions chopped
- ½ bunch cilantro chopped, plus more for serving
- 2-4 lime wedges plus more for serving
- Rice optional
Instructions
- In a pot, sauté onion, celery, bell pepper and cook until softened.
- If using dende oil, skip this stage! Otherwise, in a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of neutral or peanut oil with 1 teaspoon of paprika and 1 remaining garlic clove. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add tomatoes, dende oil or paprika oil, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Remove half the vegetables from the pot. Add the fish on top of the veggies in the pot. Cover with remaining vegetables.
- Reduce the heat and pour the coconut milk over the top, adding the creaminess to this coconut milk and seafood soup. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Top with diced scallions and cilantro.
- Season with lime juice.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve moqueca immediately, with more lime wedges and cilantro. Moqueca can also be served over rice for a full meal.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 24gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 98mgPotassium: 897mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1158IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
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