Remove the ribs and small dice <quantity>½</quantity> red bell pepper. Place in a bowl

Remove the ribs and small dice <quantity>½</quantity> yellow bell pepper and add to the bowl

Remove the ribs and small dice <quantity>½</quantity> green bell pepper and add to the bowl

Trim, peel and small dice <quantity>½</quantity> white onion and add to the peppers

Chop <quantity>3</quantity> cloves of garlic and set aside

Finely chop <quantity>1<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of coriander

Halve and squeeze <quantity>1</quantity> lime. Set aside

Trim, remove the seeds and ribs and slice <quantity>1</quantity> green bell pepper

Trim, remove the seeds and ribs and slice <quantity>1</quantity> red bell pepper

Trim, remove the seeds and ribs and slice <quantity>1</quantity> yellow bell pepper

Trim and slice <quantity>3</quantity> tomatoes

Trim, peel and slice <quantity>1</quantity> white onion

Cover <quantity>1</quantity>kg</unit></quantity> of white fish steaks with fresh water. Squeeze <quantity>1</quantity> lime and leave to marinate for 10m

Place <quantity>50<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of red palm oil in a skillet over medium-high heat

Add a layer of half the onion, tomato and bell pepper slices

Add the chopped garlic

Drain the fish, season with salt and tempero baiano to taste

Squeeze <quantity>½</quantity> lime and mix to evenly season

Place the fish over the vegetables

Add another layer with the other half of the onion, tomato and bell pepper slices

Add <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of coconut milk

Add <quantity>75<unit>g</unit></quantity> of dried shrimp and chunks of red finger chilli to taste

Add <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of water. Gently rearrange the fish with a spatula

Add the reserved lime juice and cover

Add half of the chopped coriander. Cover and simmer for 3m

Add <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of water and simmer for 5m

Remove the lid, add <quantity>75<unit>g</unit></quantity> of dried shrimp and season with salt to taste

Add <quantity>3<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of the diced vegetables and the remaining coriander

Garnish with coriander leaves. The fish moqueca is ready. Enjoy!