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Moqueca de Camarão (Prawn Stew)

Moqueca de Camarão (Prawn Stew) is a traditional Angolan recipe for a classic stew of prawns in a coconut milk and red palm oil base flavoured with onions, garlic, tomatoes and lemon juice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Angolan version of: Prawn Stew (Moqueca de Camarão).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetable RecipesAngola Recipes


Ingredients:

1kg fresh prawns, peeled
2 onions, peeled and chopped
2 tomatoes, grated
2 garlic cloves, chopped
juice of 2 lemons
100ml coconut milk
100ml red palm oil
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 small bunch of coriander, chopped

Method:

Heat the palm oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the onion and fry for 2 minutes then stir in the prawns, garlic, grated tomatoes, lemon juice and coconut milk. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.

Serve on a bed of spaghetti or white rice and garnish with the chopped coriander.