Brazilian Fish Stew

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: Fresh Food Fast

Episode: Seafood Delight

Brazilian Fish Stew

Name: Brazilian Fish Stew
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H55M0.000S
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: brazilian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds red grouper (or substitute redfish, flounder, striped bass, escolar, or any other white-fleshed fish), skin on, scaled and cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions; 2 to 3 fresh cayenne chiles, stemmed, seeded, and coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 cloves); 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juices; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1/2 cup Emeril's Quick Shrimp Stock, recipe follows (or chicken stock, canned low-sodium chicken broth, or water); 2 teaspoons salt; 1 (14.5-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; Cilantro-Lime Rice, recipe follows, for serving; 1 1/2 pounds shrimp shells; 1 cup coarsely chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped carrots; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic; 1 bay leaf; 1/4 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 quarts, plus 1 cup cold water; 1 cup jasmine rice; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups water; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; Juice of 1 lime

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Level: Easy
Total: 55 min

Prep: 25 min
Inactive: 10 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 55 min

Prep: 25 min
Inactive: 10 min
Cook: 20 min

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds red grouper (or substitute redfish, flounder, striped bass, escolar, or any other white-fleshed fish), skin on, scaled and cut into 2-inch pieces

3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

1/4 cup olive oil

1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onions

2 to 3 fresh cayenne chiles, stemmed, seeded, and coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 cloves)

1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juices

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup Emeril's Quick Shrimp Stock, recipe follows (or chicken stock, canned low-sodium chicken broth, or water)

2 teaspoons salt

1 (14.5-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Cilantro-Lime Rice, recipe follows, for serving

Emeril's Quick Shrimp Stock:

1 1/2 pounds shrimp shells

1 cup coarsely chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped celery

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped garlic

1 bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns

1 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 quarts, plus 1 cup cold water

Cilantro-Lime Rice:

1 cup jasmine rice

1 bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups water

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Juice of 1 lime

Directions

Place the fish in a large nonreactive mixing bowl, add the lime juice, and set aside to marinate while you proceed with the recipe.
Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat, and add the olive oil. Once it is hot, add the onions and cayenne peppers and saute, stirring often, until the onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, and 1 teaspoon of the salt, and stir well to incorporate. Bring the mixture to a boil. Season
the fish with the remaining teaspoon of salt. Then add the fish (with the lime juice) and the coconut milk. Stir to combine, and bring the liquid to a boil. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook until the flesh of the fish starts to flake, about 10 minutes.
Remove the cover, sprinkle the cilantro over the fish, and serve accompanied by steamed white rice.

Emeril's Quick Shrimp Stock:

Shrimp stock:
Rinse the shrimp shells under cold running water and place them in a stockpot with the shrimp shells, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, salt, and water. Bring the pot to a boil and then lower the temperature to a simmer. Skim the impurities that rise to the surface with a ladle, spoon or a skimmer. Simmer the stock for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
When the stock is completed, strain the stockpot and immediately cool the strained stock using an ice bath of water and ice. Use the amount of stock you need, and refrigerate and/or freeze the remainder.

Cilantro-Lime Rice:

In a saucepan, bring the rice, bay leaf, salt and water to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes or until the liquid has evaporated. When the rice is cooked, add the cilantro and lime juice and fluff with a fork. Serve.

Recipe copyright Emeril Lagasse, courtesy MSLO, Inc.

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