Fish and Shrimp Brazilian Moqueca - Bahia-Style
With its authentic flavor, this Brazilian shrimp and fish (Moqueca Baiana) is an ideal dish to serve in a full meal, celebrating all the richness of the Brazilian gastronomic culture.
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Ingredients
- 2 kg fish - cut into pieces
- 1 kg shrimp - raw, peeled & deveined
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 3 onions
- 2 cups cilantro leaves
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 tomatoes
- 3 limes - juice
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup red palm oil (dendê oil)
- 300 ml coconut milk
- salt - to taste
- red chilli pepper - fresh, to taste
Instructions
Marinate the fish
- Place in a food processor or blender half of the cilantro leaves, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tomato, 1 onion, and the juice of the limes.
- Add salt to taste.
- Blend the ingredients until they form a paste.
- Spread this mixture over the fish, covering all surfaces.
- Cover the container with plastic wrap and refrigerate to marinate for about 30 minutes.
Prepare the moqueca
- Slice the bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Set aside. Deseed the chilli pepper and cut into small pieces.
- Place the fish cuts in a clay pot and cover with the marinade paste.
- Cover in layers with the slices of onion, tomato, bell pepper, and chilli pepper.
- Bring the pot to medium heat.
- Drizzle with olive oil and palm oil.
- When the preparation begins to boil (about 15 minutes), lower the heat, cover the pan and simmer for 20 minutes.
- While cooking, drizzle the ingredients with its own sauce without stirring too much so as not to spoil the fish.
- Add the coconut milk and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Garnish with the remaining cilantro leaves and serve it hot.
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