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Moqueca de Peixe

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Moqueca de Peixe

A creamy Brazilian fish stew, simmered with coconut milk, ripe tomatoes and vibrant dende palm oil until rich.

Total time
60 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Brazilian
gluten-free

Ingredients

600gfirm white fish fillets, cubed
400mlcoconut milk
1large tomato, diced
1capsicum, diced
1onion, sliced
3 clovesgarlic
2 tbspdende oil or olive oil
juice of 1lime
1 bunchcoriander
salt and chillito taste

Instructions

1

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

2

Fry onion and capsicum in dende oil until soft.

3

Add tomato, cook 5 minutes.

4

Add fish with marinade. Pour in coconut milk.

5

Simmer gently 15 minutes until fish is cooked.

6

Top with coriander and serve with white rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
399
Protein
32g
Fat
25.5g
Carbs
13.1g
Fiber
4.2g
Sodium
112mg

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