Name: Seafood Mocequa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Firm white fish, such as monkfish, cut into 2-inch pieces - 2 pounds; Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined - ½ pound; Salt and pepper to taste - ½ pound; Dende oil (red palm oil), or canola - 3 tablespoons; Onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces - 1; Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon; Tomatoes, seeded and diced - 2; Red bell pepper, chopped - 1; Long, hot peppers, seeded and chopped - 2; Fish stock - ½ cup; Chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup; Green onions, diced - 1 bunch; Bay leaves - 2; Hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste - 1 ½ teaspoons; Coconut milk - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Seafood Mocequa

1. Firm white fish, such as monkfish, cut into 2-inch pieces 2 pounds

2. Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined ½ pound

3. Salt and pepper to taste ½ pound

4. Dende oil (red palm oil), or canola 3 tablespoons

5. Onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1

6. Minced garlic 1 tablespoon

7. Tomatoes, seeded and diced 2

8. Red bell pepper, chopped 1

9. Long, hot peppers, seeded and chopped 2

10. Fish stock ½ cup

11. Chopped fresh cilantro ¼ cup

12. Green onions, diced 1 bunch

13. Bay leaves 2

14. Hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™), or to taste 1 ½ teaspoons

15. Coconut milk ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Seafood Mocequa

1 . Stage

Toss fish and shrimp together with salt and pepper to taste; set aside. Heat dende oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and cook until softened and translucent. Add the garlic, and continue cooking until the onions turn golden brown.

2 . Stage

Stir in tomato and cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the red and hot peppers; continue cooking until softened. Pour in fish stock, cilantro, green onions, bay leaves, and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer until reduced by 1/4.

3 . Stage

Pour in the coconut milk, then stir in fish. Simmer until the fish is firm and opaque. Serve immediately