Moqueca de Peixe (Braised Whole Fish)

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Moqueca de Peixe (Braised Whole Fish)

Moqueca de Peixe (Braised Whole Fish) is a traditional Guinean recipe (from Guinea-Bissau) for a classic dish of whole fish with chillies and lemon juice braised in a coconut milk base with onion and green bell pepper. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Guinea-Bissau version of: Braised Whole Fish (Moqueca de Peixe).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

60 minutes

Additional Time:

(+60 minutes marinating

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Chilli Recipes Vegetable Recipes Guinea-bissau Recipes

Ingredients:

1 whole fish (about 1kg), cleaned and scaled
2 hot chillies
juice of 2 lemons
1 tin of coconut milk
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 onion
1 green bell pepper or 1 red bell pepper
salt, to taste
hot chilli powder, or freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Pound together a few hot chillies with a little salt and the lemon juice. Rub this mixture liberally over the fish and set aside to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

After this time, remove the fish and transfer to a roasting tin. Arrange the onion rings and bell pepper strips over the top then pour in the coconut milk (mix with the tomato purée first).

Cover with a lid or a sheet of kitchen foil, then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 180°C and bake for 40 minutes, or until the fish is tender (it will flake readily with a fork). When ready, carefully transfer the fish to a serving dish. Pour over the coconut milk sauce and accompany with white rice.