Moqueca
de Camarao
Shrimp & Fish Steak
with Mix Peppers in Coconut Milk
and Dende Oil Sauce
By Student
Chef Ana Paula Moraes, California Culinary Academy,
San Francisco, CA
Wine
Suggestion:
Murrieta's Well 1997 White Vendimia
Yields:
2 Servings
Ingredients:
1 Ib. medium fresh Prawns (peeled, tails intact, and
de-veined)
Salt and Pepper
2 tbls. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium Onion, sliced in rounds
1 ripened Tomato
6 to 8 springs Cilantro (finely chopped)
1/2 Red Bell Pepper (seeded, de-veined and chopped)
1/2 Yellow Pepper (seeded, de-veined and chopped )
1 cup fresh or canned Unsweetened Coconut Milk
1 tbls. Dendeoil*
Lemon to taste
* Brazilian Palm oil found in Mexican stores
Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2.
Season the fish and prawns with salt and pepper. Set
aside.
3.
In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Add the onion and saute until wilted. Add tomatoes,
half of the cilantro and peppers and cook until the
mixture thickens.
4.
Stir in the coconut milk, dende oil, and lemon and two
tablespoons of water.
5.
Place the fish in a lightly oiled Dutch oven and pour
the sauce over the fish. Cover and bake in the oven
for five minutes. Add the shrimp and toss gently to
cover with some of the sauce. Bake another five minutes.
6.
Sprinkle the remaining cilantro over the fish.
7.
Serve with garlic pilaf rice.
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