Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew

Name: Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew
Prep time: 1 h 23 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 1 lb raw jumbo shrimps; ¼ cup + 1 tbsp lime juice; 3 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp coconut oil; 4 green onions; 1 onion; 1 red bell pepper; 1 tsp chile flakes; 2 tsp paprika; 3 plum tomatoes; 1 ⅔ cups + 1 tsp coconut milk; 2 tbsp cilantro; To serve rice

A Brazil dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 1 hour 43 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

1 hr 23 minPrep (about)
20 minCook (about)
1 hr 43 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 3 people +

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Main ingredient

12 oz raw jumbo shrimps Shopping tip: Jumbo shrimp, raw (UK: king prawns). Frozen works.

Fresh & other

4 tbsp lime juice
2 cloves garlic
3 green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
1 onion
1 red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
2 plum tomatoes Shopping tip: Canned whole plum tomatoes, or fresh Roma tomatoes.
1 ¼ cups coconut milk
1 ½ tbsp cilantro
To serve rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.

Sauces & oils

2 ½ tbsp coconut oil

Spices & seasonings (2): chile flakes, paprika

¾ tsp chile flakes Shopping tip: Crushed red pepper flakes.
1 ½ tsp paprika

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Place your prawns in a bowl with 2 tbsp 1 tbsp of the, 1 tsp of salt and of the lime juice chopped garlic.
Chill for 1 hr.
Heat the coconut oil in a large pot.
Add the spring onion and onion.
Fry for 5 mins.
Add the remaining garlic, paprika, chilli flakes and red pepper.
Pour in a little salt, coconut milk and the tomatoes.
Bring to a simmer.
Let reduce for 10 mins.
Add the remaining lime juice, all the marinade and prawns.
Simmer till the prawns turn white, about 3 mins.
Serve with the fresh coriander and rice.