Woman On Top Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew) Recipe

Moqueca is a traditional Brazilian Fish Stew. In the movie Woman on Top, Isabella can mesmerize palates with her cooking…and men…wherever she goes.  Fleeing from her cheating husband and their restaurant in her native Brazil, she lands in San Francisco to start over from scratch. She gets to host a cooking show and this is one of the dishes she makes.

A spicy and flavourful stew with with a soothing hint of coconut milk. Give it a try.

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Woman On Top Moqueca (Brazilian Fish Stew) Recipe

Spicy Fish stew with a soothing touch of Coconut milk

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Course

Dinner, Lunch, Stew

Cuisine

Brazilian

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Passive Time

30 minutes

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Firm White Fish Boneless and cut into cubes
• 1/4 kg Prawns
• 1 Cup Red and Green Capsicum Sliced
• 1/2 Cup red onion Thinly Sliced
• 1 Teaspoon garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 Cup tomato Chopped
• 2 bird's eye chillies
• 1/2 Cup coconut milk
• 1/2 Cup Fish Stock or Water
• 1 Tablespoon Lime Jice
• 2 Tablespoon olive oil
• coriander leaves For garnish

Course Dinner, Lunch, Stew Cuisine Brazilian Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Passive Time 30 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1/2 kg Firm White Fish Boneless and cut into cubes 1/4 kg Prawns 1 Cup Red and Green Capsicum Sliced 1/2 Cup red onion Thinly Sliced 1 Teaspoon garlic finely chopped 1/2 Cup tomato Chopped 2 bird's eye chillies 1/2 Cup coconut milk 1/2 Cup Fish Stock or Water 1 Tablespoon Lime Jice 2 Tablespoon olive oil coriander leaves For garnish

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Instructions

1. Place fish in a large ceramic dish and toss with lime juice and 1 teaspoon salt. Chill for 30 minutes to marinate.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onions until softened.
3. Add capsicum, garlic and chilli, then cook, stirring occasionally,until capsicum is softened.
4. Stir in stock/water, tomatoes, coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes until slightly reduced.
5. Add prawns, fish and marinating juices, then cook for a further 8-10 minutes until the seafood is just cooked. Add a little more lime juice on top and sprinkle with coriander leaves before servings. Tastes great with rice.