Moqueca de Peixe com Mamão Verde (Papaya Fish Stew)

Moqueca de peixe is a delicious and colorful seafood stew dish. It is a dish with a unique blend of different and flavorful flavors. This international fish stew recipe is full of extraordinary tastes.  

Moqueca de peixe is a seafood stew from Brazil. It is a typical dish made in the state of Bahia. This stew is a large part of the Afro-Brazilian culture of Brazil. The dish has African influences and is also a well-known dish in Angola. There are different versions of this dish, such as moqueca bianna, shrimp moqueca, and moqueca Angolana. 

Moqueca de peixe is a bright and colorful seafood stew made with fish or shrimp, then mixed with coconut milk, other fresh vegetable ingredients, and seasoning. With this recipe, moquece de peixe com Mamã verde is another unique version made with unripe papaya and fish. 

Ingredients Details 

Tilapias: frozen tilapia fillets; alternative fresh tilapia 
Coconut milk: canned Goya coconut milk or any other canned coconut milk brand
Olive oil: any type or brand of olive oil; alternative palm oil (found in Latin markets) 
Fruits and vegetables 
Papaya: green papaya (unripe papaya fruit) 
Bell pepper: fresh green bell pepper 
Cilantro: fresh cilantro 
Garlic: fresh, peeled garlic 
Lemon: fresh lemon; alternative lemon juice 
Onion: white onion 
Tomato: beefsteak tomato; alternatives: Roma tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes 
Seasoning
Food coloring: Badia Amarillo yellow coloring 
Salt: plain salt 
Pepper: ground black pepper 

Ingredients 

• 2 tilapia fillets 
• 1 coconut milk can
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 green papaya 
• 1 green bell pepper 
• ½ cup cilantro 
• 2 cloves of garlic 
• ½ tablespoon lemon juice 
• 1 white onion 
• 1 tomato 
• 1 tablespoon Badia Amarillo food coloring 
• ½ teaspoon salt 
• ½ teaspoon black pepper 

Instructions 

Defrost the tilapia fillets, if needed. 

Green papaya. Peel the green papaya. Then cut the green papaya into cubes. Cook the papaya till tender. Once the papaya is tender, drain the papaya. 

Cut ingredients. Cut the Green bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, onion, and tomato into small pieces.

Combine all the ingredients. Add the following ingredients to the cooked papaya and combine: 

• Tilapia fillets (no need to cut the fillets; the fish will crumble while cooking).
• green bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, onion, and tomato.
• can of coconut milk 
• lemon juice 
• olive oil 
• yellow food coloring 
• salt 
• black pepper 

Cook all the ingredients on low-medium heat for 15 minutes. Let the stew cool, then serve.