Moqueca de Peixe (Brazilian Seafood Stew)

Brazil

Published method, 5 steps.

Ingredients

1 kg fresh white fish, cut into two finger-wide strips/slices
1 lemon, juiced
2 mid-sized onions, cut into circular slices
2 bell peppers (one red, one green), cut into circular slices
1 clove of garlic, pressed
4 ripe tomatoes, optionally skinned then chopped
4 cilantro stems with leaves, finely chopped
12 tablespoons Azeite de dendê (a very tasty, heavy, saffron-colored palm oil, which may not be omitted under any circumstances)
200 ml coconut milk
Salt
Pepper