Seafood moqueca with coconut rice

Name: Seafood moqueca with coconut rice
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Servings: 4 portions
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 300 g white rice, cooked; 2 tablespoons dende oil (palm oil); 100 g coconut, grated; juice of 1 lemon; 4 garlic cloves, smashed; 250 g onions; parsley to taste; 120 g octopuses, diced; 120 g vongoli, clean; 200 ml coconut milk; 200 g sea bass fillet; salt to taste; salt and red pepper to taste; 200 g medium shrimps, clean; 200 g squid rings; 120 g red bell peppers; 200 g tomatoes; 150 ml coconut milk; 120 g yellow bell peppers

Preparation info

Servings:
4
portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Brazil Rhythms and Recipes

By Morena Leite

Published 2006

About

Moqueca is a traditional Brazilian stew, prepared with fish and/or seafood, deride oil (palm oil) and coconut milk.

Ingredients

200 g sea bass fillet
2 tablespoons dende oil (palm oil)
4

Americas
Brazil
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

Season sea bass fillets with lemon, salt and pepper and set aside. Heat dende oil in a skillet and fry garlic and onion. Add diced bell peppers and cook for a few minutes. Add tomatoes and seafood: squids, shrimps, octopuses and vongoli. Sauté for a few minutes. Add coconut milk, and finally, the sea bass fillet. Cook for about 15 minutes or until fish is cooked. Add parsl