Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian Fish Stew)

Moqueca de Peixe is a traditional Brazilian seafood stew which has been a part of Brazil’s cuisine for around 3 centuries. It basically a mixture of fish, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs such as cilantro where it is cooked slowly and without water included.

Moqueca is a traditional Brazilian seafood stew which has been a part of Brazil’s cuisine for around 3 centuries. It basically a mixture of fish, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs such as cilantro where it is cooked slowly and without water included.

The dish originated in the Northeastern state of Brazil called Bahia then it was adopted by Espirito Santo later on. While both states have the same name dish they have a very different way of preparing it. In Espírito Santo they call the dish moqueca capixaba where seafood like fish, prawns, lobsters or crab is cooked in tomatoes, cilantro, chives and urucum oil they also use to cook this dish in a traditional clay pan which looks like a black round bottomed witches pan you seen in cartoon TV shows. In Bahia they call it moqueca baiana and it is cooked in coconut milk and a variety of palm oil called Azeite de dende.

This might sound really exotic but trust me making it will be easy, if you can make Zarzuela or Bouillabaisse then this will even be easier. The ingredients are easily replaceable if you can’t find any and it would taste nearly the same. So what I offer you on this guest post is not the traditional Bahian recipe but it is the nearest one that I can make based on what is available to me.  So what are you waiting for head over to my guest post at Girl in Food Frenzy or continue below to view the full post.

Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian Fish Stew)

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• Author: Raymund
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Cuisine: Brazilian

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Moqueca de Peixe is a traditional Brazilian seafood stew which has been a part of Brazil’s cuisine for around 3 centuries. It basically a mixture of fish, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs such as cilantro where it is cooked slowly and without water included.

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Ingredients

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• 1 kg firm white fish fillets, cut in large chunks (I used monk fish)
• 1 red capsicum, chopped
• 3 pcs tomatoes, chopped
• 500ml coconut milk
• 1 handful chopped cilantro
• juice from 2 lemons
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• azeite de dende (if unavailable you can use palm oil or olive oil)

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Instructions

1. Marinate fish pieces in a bowl with lemon juice, garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2. In a large covered pan add azeite de dende then sauté onions, cook until it’s soft.
3. Add the capsicum, tomatoes, paprika, and cayenne. Cook while occasionally mixing for 5 minutes.
4. Flatten cooked vegetables, add half of the cilantro then arrange fish pieces on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Pour coconut milk over the fish then bring to a boil. Cover pan then simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper then serve garnished with cilantro.

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