Moqueca de Peixe

Name: Moqueca de Peixe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 600g firm white fish fillets, cubed; 400ml coconut milk; 1 large tomato, diced; 1 capsicum, diced; 1 onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp dende oil or olive oil; juice of 1 lime; 1 bunch coriander; salt and chilli to taste

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

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

Fry onion and capsicum in dende oil until soft.

Add tomato, cook 5 minutes.

Add fish with marinade. Pour in coconut milk.

Simmer gently 15 minutes until fish is cooked.

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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