Pumpkin Moqueca Stew with Seasonal Fish

Moqueca de Peixi em Abobora

Yield: 2-4 portions

Moqueca

• Garlic, whole cloves, 2 each

• Pink salt, to taste

• Lime, freshly juiced, 4 oz.

• Salmon filets, 2 ea (5 oz each)

• Yellow onion, quartered, thinly sliced, 2 cup

• Turmeric, minced, 1 oz

• Ginger, minced, 1 oz

• Green bell peppers, quartered, thinly sliced, 1 cup

• Tomatoes, quartered, thinly sliced 1 cup

• Seasonal dark leafy greens, 2 cups

• Annatto infused coconut oil, ¼ cup

• Fresh coconut milk 16 oz

• Pumpkin Puree 5 oz

• Squash Soup, 1 quart

• Cilantro leaves and stems, 4 stalks

Garnish

• Cashew and Almond Farofa (pulse all ingredients in a food processor to resemble corn meal)

• raw hemp seeds, raw 4 oz

• almonds, slivered, raw 4 oz

• cashew pieces, raw 4 oz

Seasonal serving ideas:

Pumpkin (serve the stew inside a pumpkin)Pumpkin, 4 lb. 1 ea.

Salt, to taste

Method:

1. Transfer the coconut milk and 1- 1/2 cups of pumpkin pulp to a blender and process until smooth. Reserve.

2. Make a paste with the minced garlic and salt.

3. Season the fish with the garlic paste, and lime juice.

4. Place a thick clay pot (or Dutch oven) over high heat.

5. Immediately add a layer of onions, grated turmeric and ginger, then bell peppers and tomatoes, and finally the fish on top of the vegetables.

6. Place the fish skin side up to poach the fish and to remove the skin more easily.

7. Drizzle the entire mixture with ¼ cup of annatto-infused coconut oil followed by the coconut milk pumpkin puree and soup.

8. Let the mixture come to a simmer, add the greens, then cover with a lid, and cook for about 6 to 8 minutes. At this point, the color of the stew should begin to change colors.

9. Season with additional lime juice, salt and chopped cilantro to taste.

10. Serve immediately table-side with the almond and cashew farofa on the side as garnish.