Mab Made Food: Recipes, Lunches, & Weekly Menu Plans
Recipe: Moqueca (Fish Stew)
This is a really quick and easy fish stew that leans on the flavors of coconut milk, tomatoes, and lime to create a wonderfully creamy sauce that pairs well with most white fish. This is made in one pan, it’s gluten free, and you can easily use any type of mild white fish or shell fish you have available making it a great week night meal. I’d actually like to try this again with some shrimp because I think it would be even better. You can eat this alone like a soup or with rice for a more of a hearty meal.
Moqueca
AuthorMabCategoryDifficultyBeginner
Yields4 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time40 mins
Ingredients
400gwhite fish (cod, hallibut, etc.)
1tsplime juice
3tbspcoconut oil
1onion, fined diced
1large red pepper, diced
4cloves garlic, minced
1jalepeno, minced
1tbsptomato paste
1tspcumin
250mlchicken stock or fish stock
200gchopped tomatoes
300mlcoconut milk
cilantro, salt, lime juice
Directions
1
Prep the fish by patting dry, salting, and squeezing lime juice over the fish then set aside.
2
In a large saute pan, heat the coconut oil until hot then add onion, pepper, garlic and jalapeno and cook for 5-8 minutes until everything softens in the pan.
3
Add to the pan the tomato paste, spices and stock, and chopped tomatoes. Simmer gently for 5-10 minutes until all the vegetables are soft then add the coconut milk.
4
Add the fish to the stew and simmer spooning the broth over the fish or flipping the fish every 60 seconds until it's cooked through.
5
Taste and adjusting seasoning. Serve over rice with extra lime juice and cilantro.
Prep the fish by patting dry, salting, and squeezing lime juice over the fish then set aside.
2
In a large saute pan, heat the coconut oil until hot then add onion, pepper, garlic and jalapeno and cook for 5-8 minutes until everything softens in the pan.
3
Add to the pan the tomato paste, spices and stock, and chopped tomatoes. Simmer gently for 5-10 minutes until all the vegetables are soft then add the coconut milk.
4
Add the fish to the stew and simmer spooning the broth over the fish or flipping the fish every 60 seconds until it's cooked through.
5
Taste and adjusting seasoning. Serve over rice with extra lime juice and cilantro.
