Receta en Español
Moqueca is a very popular dish in Brazil, especially in Salvador de Bahía.
1- Wash fish fillets, marinate them with salt,garlic and lemon juice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2- Pour some oil in a pan, sautée chopped onion at medium heat. (Don't use sliced onion).
3- Add fish and cook for 3 or 4 minutes.
4- Add Palm oil and the sliced onion, cook for 2 minutes.
6- Add peppers, tomatoes, coriander, chives,salt and cook for 15 more minutes.
7- Serve accompanied by white rice.
You can also see the VideoRecipe here:
My comments to the recipe
It is a tasty dish, the mixture of coconut milk and palm oil provides an especial taste and softness.
Don't fear using palm oil, it is not bad and provides the typical taste of this dish.
If you have leftovers of the coriander or chives, you can freeze it.
Moqueca is a very popular dish in Brazil, especially in Salvador de Bahía.
The main ingredient are prawns or ,most of the times, fish (peixe in portuguese).
Other important ingredients are coconut milk and Palm oil , the mix provides a wonderful taste. There is no problem to use palm oil , the bad palm oil is the refined one, the palm oil used for cooking is not too much refined furthermore, it has some health benefits.
Ingredients (4 people):
- 4 fish fillets.Cod or sea bass.
- 3 chopped garlic cloves.
- 3 tablespoons olive oil.
- 2 large chopped onions.
- Half a Onion cut into slices.
- 3 tablespoons Palm oil.
- 200 ml coconut milk.
- 360 ml water.
- 1 green pepper into slices.
- 1 red pepper into slices.
- 2 sliced tomatoes.
- 1/2 bunch of chopped chives.
- 1/2 bunch of chopped fresh coriander.
- Salt.
- White rice to accompany.
- Juice of one lemon.
- 4 fish fillets.Cod or sea bass.
- 3 chopped garlic cloves.
- 3 tablespoons olive oil.
- 2 large chopped onions.
- Half a Onion cut into slices.
- 3 tablespoons Palm oil.
- 200 ml coconut milk.
- 360 ml water.
- 1 green pepper into slices.
- 1 red pepper into slices.
- 2 sliced tomatoes.
- 1/2 bunch of chopped chives.
- 1/2 bunch of chopped fresh coriander.
- Salt.
- White rice to accompany.
- Juice of one lemon.
Method:
1- Wash fish fillets, marinate them with salt,garlic and lemon juice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
2- Pour some oil in a pan, sautée chopped onion at medium heat. (Don't use sliced onion).
3- Add fish and cook for 3 or 4 minutes.
5- Add coconut milk, water and cook for 15 minutes.
7- Serve accompanied by white rice.
You can also see the VideoRecipe here:
My comments to the recipe
It is a tasty dish, the mixture of coconut milk and palm oil provides an especial taste and softness.
Don't fear using palm oil, it is not bad and provides the typical taste of this dish.
If you have leftovers of the coriander or chives, you can freeze it.
Where to buy the ingredients
Coconut milk can be bought at every shop where they sell latin products.
Near Metro Lavapies , you can find the Miguel Servet Street where there are a lot of multicultural food stores selling this kind of oil, Palm oil.
Near Metro Lavapies , you can find the Miguel Servet Street where there are a lot of multicultural food stores selling this kind of oil, Palm oil.
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