Northeast tilapia moqueca recipe

Who out there loves a tasty fish moqueca? The Northeastern style moqueca takes the delicious and remarkable palm oil, coconut milk, pepper mix and coriander. The fish I used for this recipe was fillet tilapia! Tilapia is a freshwater fish, very light, soft and spineless that goes with everything!

Do you want to learn how to prepare this simple and practical recipe? Continue here at TudoReceitas because I'm going to show you how to make Northeastern tilapia moqueca step by step with photos. Don't hesitate to make this tilapia moqueca recipe at home that is sure to surprise the whole family!

Ingredients to make Northeastern Tilapia Moqueca:

 800 grams of tilapia fillets

 1 unit of yellow pepper

 1 unit of red pepper

 1 unit of onion

 3 units of tomato

 garlic to taste

 salt to taste

 1 unit of lemon

 dehydrated vinaigrette to taste

 50 milliliters of palm oil

 1 glass of coconut milk (200 ml)

How to make Northeastern Tilapia Moqueca:

Start by seasoning the fish, so it can rest in seasoning, which gives it more flavor. Cut the tilapia fillets to medium sizes and season with garlic, salt, black pepper, dehydrated vinaigrette and the juice of a lemon.

Before slicing the spices for the moqueca, remove the skin from the tomatoes so that no lint remains in the sauce. This is very simple: just make an X on one end of the tomato with the help of a knife (as in the photo) and leave in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from hot water and pull the skin, it will come out very easily.

Now slice the tomato, onion and peppers into uniform slices as shown in the picture.

In a large saucepan, arrange a layer with half the sliced ​​spices: start with the onion, then the tomato and finally the peppers.

Continue assembling this tilapia moqueca recipe in slices: arrange the seasoned tilapia fillets in the pan, on top of the previous ingredients.

Cover the tilapia with the other half of the spices as shown in the photograph.

Now pour the coconut milk and palm oil over the fish and seasoning. Turn the heat on very low, cover the pan and cook for 30 minutes.

Tip: Do not stir the moqueca while cooking, as the fish is very delicate and may fall apart.

And our delicious and tasty tilapia moqueca in northeastern fashion will be ready! Serve with white rice and a delicious crunchy onion farofa. Try it, upload a photo of your tilapia fish moqueca ready and enjoy!

Looking for more tilapia recipes? See these suggestions:

Tilapia fillet in white sauce

Tilapia in red sauce

Crispy fried tilapia

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