Shrimps Moqueca

A community recipe by Diamante

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

It is a very popular brazilian dish, with strong african and brazilian native roots that you may eat in big restaurants or little kiosques along 8.000 Km of brazilian littoral. I believe small kiosques are much better, Â´cause the cooker process just beside you, while you drink a cold beer.

Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

shrimp
onions (slices)
pepper (red, green and yellow - don't use purple ones)
tomatoes
garlic
chilli (preferably Malagueta)
coconut milk
olive oil (or canola oil)
salt
lime juice
manioc flour
fresh coriander
beer (ice cold)

Method

Shrimps Moqueca is a community recipe submitted by Diamante and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Better use some stone or earthenware pot, or even an wok (you may use that alcohol device like Fondue apparatus). Open up a beer, drink it.

Marinate the shrimp in lime juice and salt for about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile heat oil in a pot over medium flame, Place layers of onions, garlic, chilli and peppers (peperone), wait 2 minutes, just to onions get some "colour" and add tomatoes and simmer about 5 more minutes to cook down. Stir in coconut milk and marinated shrimp, simmer at a low heat, Open up another beer, and drink it while simmer gently for about 3 minutes till shrimp is cooked through (any more than 3 minutes and the shrimp becomes rubber) add coriander.

Try to withdraw some spoons of that "juiced sauce" and, in other pot, smash 3 or 4 chillies add the "sauce", add manioc flour mix it up (this pap is named PirÃ£o). Muqueca is very popular and you may to use any type of seafood.

To serve with pirÃ£o and white rice. Open up another beer and enjoy that such delicious Brazilian dish. A picture: www.diamante.hpgvip.ig.com.br/nigella/muqueca.jpg After lunch, drink another beer and good dreams.