Make R House's Brazilian Seafood Moqueca

Brazilian Seafood Moqueca
Recipe Courtesy of R House
Yield 8 servings

Ingredients
Olive oil for sautéing
40 ea 21/25 tiger shrimp peeled and deveined, tail on
24 ea u10/20 scallops
3 tablespoons chopped ginger
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 ea medium red onions sliced
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 ea red pepper, green pepper, orange or yellow pepper, julienne
2 tablespoons chopped chives
2T chopped cilantro
2T chopped parsley
8 cups coconut milk
8 ea roma tomatoes, sliced into thin rings
3 T Dende oil (Brazilian palm oil)
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
1. Season seafood with salt and pepper.
2. Add olive oil to hot pan and sear both sides of scallops and shrimp, but don't cook all the way through.
3. In a separate large high sided pan, sauté ginger, garlic and onions.
4. Season to taste.
5. Add lime juice, peppers, coconut milk, and herbs.
6. Let simmer for 5 minutes and add tomatoes, let simmer another five minutes and add dende oil.
7. Add seared seafood to coconut mixture and simmer a final 5 minutes.
8. Taste for final seasoning.
9. Serve in bowls, garnish with a whole leaf of cilantro and a roasted slice of tomato.