Recipe - Moqueca De Peixe (Bahian Fish Stew)

6 Thick fish steaks; seabass;
pompano or grouper
2 lg Onions
1 Green bell pepper
5 Whole tomatoes
3 tablespoon Olive oil
1 cup Coconut milk
4 tablespoon Dende oil*
3 tablespoon Chopped parsley
3 tablespoon Chopped fresh cilantro
Hot red pepper to taste
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon Lime or lemon juice

Season fish with lemon and salt. Set aside Thinly slice onions and seeded
bell pepper. Peel,seed and slice tomatoes. Cook onions in olive oil until
translucent.Add green pepper and cook 3 minutes.Add tomatoes to pan and
cook a few more minutes. Place fish in pan, top with the Dende oil, cover
the pan and cook until fish is almost cooked through. Add chopped herbs and
red pepper and cook uncovered over high heat to evaporate some of the
liquid. Just before serving add the coconut milk and bring almost to a
boil.

This is a dish from northeast Brazil *Dende is a thick dark orange oil
obtained from a palm tree. It is also used in some West African cooking.

Note: You may add shrimp to this dish.

Recipe by: Miriam P. Posvolsky Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #693 by Leon &
Miriam Posvolsky miriamp@pobox.com on Jul 27, 1997