{"id":6480,"date":"2019-01-23T15:29:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T15:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=6480"},"modified":"2019-08-11T20:12:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T20:12:43","slug":"moqueca-brazilian-seafood-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=6480","title":{"rendered":"MOQUECA \u2013 BRAZILIAN SEAFOOD STEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Let\u2019s start by addressing the elephant in the room! Dend\u00ea oil. Also called red palm oil. Red palm oil is pressed from the fruit kernel of palm trees, has a bright orange-red color and uniquely fragrant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why is this oil so controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palm trees are in high demand in many parts of southeast Asia, amazon basin. This oil is grown where land is in conflict with indigenous people, natural habitats of endangered species are cleared to plant oil-palm monocultures. This oil is used heavily in processed foods, packaged baked goods, peanut butter, (Nutella is infamous for its reliance on palm kernel oil).<\/i> High yield means more dollars per tree. Also this oil is high is saturated fat. Personally with whatever research I did about this oil I don\u2019t feel encouraged to use it. However I found this brand which seems okay but it\u2019s upto you- certified sustainable red palm oil<\/a> that is grown and harvested without damaging rainforest habitats. I don\u2019t want to use it, and substituted it with olive oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fish and\/or shrimp is used in moqueca. Look for ethically sourced sustainable fish in your area. My favorite is mahimahi<\/a>. If you like shellfish, use peeled and deveined shrimp, squid or octopus. To use simply cut them into rings and add for just the last 60 seconds of cooking so they don\u2019t get tough.This recipe can easily be made vegetarian or vegan simply replace the fish with firm tofu, tempeh or fire vegetables like potatoes or sweet potatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recipe makes enough for 4 servings but is easily doubled to serve a larger crowd. Serve moqueca on its own as a stew with bread or with rice or traditional favorite cassava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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