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Moqueca

Fish stewed in coconut milk, palm oil and peppers, in a clay pot.

Moqueca
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Capixaba, in a clay pot

40 minutes · serves 4 · Easy

What you need

  • 800g firm white fish, in thick pieces
  • 2 limes
  • 1 onion, in rings
  • 2 peppers, in rings
  • 3 tomatoes, in rings
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp dende palm oil
  • Coriander
  • Salt

What you do

  1. 1Rub the fish with lime juice, garlic and salt and leave it 20 minutes.
  2. 2Lay onion, pepper and tomato rings across the bottom of a wide pot in layers.
  3. 3Fish on top, then another layer of vegetables. Do not stir at any point.
  4. 4Pour the coconut milk and palm oil over, lid on, and simmer 18 minutes.
  5. 5Coriander over the top. Serve from the pot with rice and farofa.

Prawn, quicker

25 minutes · serves 3 · Very easy

What you need

  • 500g raw prawns
  • Lime
  • Onion
  • Pepper
  • Tomato
  • Coconut milk
  • Coriander

What you do

  1. 1Same layering. Prawns need 6 minutes, not 18.
  2. 2Add them once the vegetables have softened.