recipe: Brazilian Inspired Fish Stew

So, there is one dish - Moqueca- that I looooove and have been trying to cook for a while...although this recipe is not at all original, it is a pretty good disguise of this lovely dish, plus, its very low fat....better try it...in homage to Carnaval season!

serves 6: 600g firm fish fillets (I used barramundi, but it flaked a bit), about 15 prawns shelled, 1 onion sliced finely, 1 green capsicum finely sliced, 2 garlic cloves crushed, 1 green chilli finely chopped, 1 Tbsp tomato paste, 400g can diced tomatoes, 2 tsp raw sugar, 200 ml coconut milk, 4 individual spring onions cut into 4 cm pieces, 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup chopped coriander, 1 tbsp olive oil, white rice to serve

1. Heat oil in a large sauce pan. Add garlic, onion, capsicum and cook for about 10 minutes, until onion is soft;
2. Add chili, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, coconut milk and stir well;
3. Add spring onions, fish and prawns and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes or until fish and prawns are cooked. *don't leave it much longer than that or you can overcook the prawns
4. Finely add sugar, lime juice, coriander and season to taste;

Serve with perfect white rice and some nice julienne salad (i used fennel, carrot and coriander here).Yum!