Moqueca Baiana

Name: Moqueca Baiana
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 800g firm white fish fillets; 400ml coconut milk; 2 tbsp palm oil (dendê); 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 onion, diced; 1 red capsicum, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; coriander generous bunch; juice of 1 lime; salt to taste

Bahian fish stew in coconut milk and palm oil with coriander, one of Brazil's great dishes. Marinating the fish in lime juice, garlic and salt before it goes into the stew firms it up and seasons it through, not just on the surface.

Total time

50 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Brazilian

Ingredients

800gfirm white fish fillets

400mlcoconut milk

2 tbsppalm oil (dendê)

2tomatoes, diced

1onion, diced

1red capsicum, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

coriandergenerous bunch

juice of 1lime

saltto taste

Instructions

Marinate fish in lime juice, garlic and salt 30 minutes.

Fry onion and capsicum in palm oil until soft. Add tomatoes.

Add coconut milk. Simmer 5 minutes.

Add fish. Simmer gently 10–12 minutes until just cooked.

Scatter coriander generously. Serve with rice and farofa.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

449

Protein

41.7g

Fat

26.1g

Carbs

14.3g

Fiber

4.4g

Sodium

141mg

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