Serves: 12
Total Calories: 601

3 pounds halibut steaks
3 pounds salmon steaks
1 pound shrimp
1 pound scallops
1/2 pound clams
1/2 pound mussel
2 pounds octopus
2 pounds squid
lemon juice
salt and pepper
10 tablespoons olive oil
3 sliced onions
6 large tomatoes (without skin or seeds)
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon coriander
2 tablespoons cilantro
3 large green peppers chopped
hot sauce
Brazilian Rice (Arroz brasileiro)

Rinse the fish and marinate in lemon juice, salt and pepper, halibut, salmon, shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, octopus, and squid.

Heat 8 tablespoons olive oil. Fry onions, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, coriander, cilantro, and green peppers. Add 2 tablespoons hot sauce. Add the octopus first as it takes a long time to cook. When nearly tender add the squid, clams, mussels and shrimp.

In a second large frying pan, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and fry the halibut, salmon, and scallops.

When all the fish is well done, combine is a large serving dish being careful not to break up the halibut and salmon.

Serve hot over Brazilian rice.

NOTE: Often served in Brazil with Angu (Polenta, see Accompaniments chapter) made with mandioca flour.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 12
Total Calories: 601
Calories from Fat: 181

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Shrimp Bahia Style (Camarão à baiana)
Frish Stew (Moqueca de peixe)
Fish Stew Bahia Style (Moqueca de peixe à baiana)
Baked Fish (Pescada ao forno)
Fried Fish (Pescada frita)
Grilled Snook or Sea Bass (Peixe na chapa)
Baked Fish (Peixe assado)
Shrimp Sauce (Molho de camarão)
Shrimp Soufflé (Suflê de camarão)
Shrimp on a Spit (Camarão à grega)
Seafood (Frutos Do Mar)
Baked Cod Fish Portuguese Style (Bacalhau)
Peasant Style Crab (Caranguejo de caipira)
Brazilian Shrimp with Coconut Milk (Camarão com leite de coco)
Shrimp Baked in a Pumpkin (Camarão na moranga)
Scallops in a Shell (Vieiras à parmegiana)
Peasant Casserole (Cuscuz paulista)