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Moqueca - Brazilian Fish Stew
Serving
Makes enough for 4 portions
Ingredients
500 - 700g fresh fish (thicker cuts are best, any white fish is good, can also use salmon, shellfish, prawns as desired)
2 limes
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
2 medium sized carrots
1 red pepper
4 cloves of garlic
1 jalapeno chilli (or a couple of milder ones to suit your taste)
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
200ml fish or chicken stock
200 - 250g fresh tomatoes
100ml coconut milk (or cream)
coriander / spring onions / flat leaf parsley to garnish
salt to season
Method
Cut the fish into chunky bite sized pieces
Finely dice the onion
Dice the carrots
Dice the pepper
Crush or finely chop the garlic
Finely chop the chilli(s) - Note, last time we made this we used 2 Sainsburys 'mixed chillis' Heat rating 2 out of 5, leaving the seeds in, and it carried a lovely heat without being overwhelming
Zest half of a lime
Juice a whole lime (obvs, the same lime used above..)
Place fish into a bowl.
Add salt.
Add lime zest
Add lime juice
Massage fish lightly to coat all the pieces well.
Set fish aside.