Brazil

Moqueca, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Moqueca
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 450 g white fish fillets; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1/2 onion, sliced; 1/2 bell pepper, sliced; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 250 ml coconut milk; 1 tbsp dendê oil; 60 ml chopped fresh cilantro

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

25 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Marinate 450 g white fish fillets with 1 tbsp lime juice.
2
Layer 1/2 onion, sliced, 1/2 bell pepper, sliced, 2 tomatoes, chopped, 2 cloves garlic, minced, and the fish in a pot, then pour 250 ml coconut milk and 1 tbsp dendê oil over top.
3
Cover and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, then sprinkle with 60 ml chopped fresh cilantro.

How it's eaten in Brazil

In Brazil, it is served hot over white rice with farofa and hot pepper sauce.

Ingredients (serves 2)

white fish fillets450 g
lime juice1 tbsp
onion, sliced1/2
bell pepper, sliced1/2
tomatoes, chopped2
garlic, minced2 cloves
coconut milk250 ml
dendê oil1 tbsp
Swap: 1 tbsp olive oil + 1/2 tsp paprika（Staple oil・Color match）
chopped fresh cilantro60 ml

Authentic ingredients in Brazil

white fish fillets450 g
lime juice1 tbsp
onion, sliced1/2
bell pepper, sliced1/2
tomatoes, chopped2
garlic, minced2 cloves
coconut milk250 ml
dendê oil1 tbsp
chopped fresh cilantro60 ml

Optional authentic touch
Traditionally cooked slowly in an unglazed clay pot to deepen the coconut broth flavors.

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