Sunday, October 14, 2012

Moqueca de Peixe

This is a Brazilian fish recipe that was made for my wife's wedding shower.  I got to eat some of the leftovers, and I asked for the recipe.  It was very good.

8 pieces of tilapia
juice of 1 lemon
1 large red onion, cut into round slices
1 large red pepper, cut into round slices
1 large green pepper, cut into round slices
1 large ripe tomato, cut into round slices
2 tblsp fresh cilantro, chopped
200 ml of coconut milk
1 tblsp olive oil
2 tblsp shrimp broth (or vegetable broth)

wash the fish and sprinkle with lemon juice, leave to marinade for about an hour.
add the fish and vegetables to a large pan
sprinkle cilantro
pour coconut milk, olive oil and broth over the fish
cook partially covered, carefully stirring occasionally (do not break the fish pieces), over low heat for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve.

This tastes really good with the coconut milk served over a bed of rice.