Seafood moqueca

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 red peppers, finely chopped
  • 1½ tsp paprika
  • 1½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • ½ tbsp fish sauce
  • 400ml/14fl oz fish stock
  • 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 650g haddock or cod, cut into 2cm/¾in pieces
  • 180g tiger prawns
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • 10g/⅓oz fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • salt
  • cooked rice, to serve

Method

  • Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to a large sauté pan on a medium-high heat, add the garlic cloves and as soon as they start to colour add the onion and peppers.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of the paprika, 1 teaspoon of the cumin and the chilli flakes. Mix well and cook until the veg starts to soften.
  • Add the tomato puree, fish stock and coconut milk. Leave to simmer, stirring occasionally for about half an hour until it’s reduced by half.
  • Place the fish in a mixing bowl with the remaining ½ tsp cumin and paprika, ½  teaspoon of salt and the lime juice. Mix well and set aside for 5 minutes.
  • Add the fish to the pan of sauce, and cook with a lid on for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the raw prawns and cook until pink and just cooked through
  • Sprinkle with the coriander and serve on hot rice.

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