Ensopado de Bacalhau

Bahia's dishes are famous for their rich blend of African flavors: palm oil or dendê, coconut milk, ginger, chiles of various grades of hotness, and other flavors found throughout Brasil.

This dish I prepared tonight was FANTASTIC! It's a cod fish stewed in a tomato, onion, cilantro, lemon, red and green chiles, and coconut milk. Dendê provides a unique taste to this plate but unfortunately it is difficult to find in the United States. Peanut oil can easily be substituted.

Definitely pair this with a cold Latin American beer, a blue sea, and a warm day.