South American Seafood Recipes
A tour of South America through seafood: 8 authentic dishes, each tied to a real country and region, each with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in.
8 recipes
Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew)Bahia, Brazil · easy · 45 minFish simmered in coconut milk, dendê palm oil, peppers, and lime in a clay pot, the taste of the Bahian coast.
Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew) CevicheLima, Peru · easy · 50 minFresh white fish cured in lime "leche de tigre" with red onion, chili, and cilantro, Peru's national dish.
Ceviche EncebolladoPichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 50 minA brothy tuna-and-cassava soup topped with a tangle of pickled red onion, Ecuador's midday cure-all.
Encebollado MetemgeeDemerara (Georgetown), Guyana · medium · 1 h 10 minGround provisions and plantain simmered in coconut milk until creamy, with fluffy steamed dumplings (duff) and fried fish on top.
Metemgee Pira Caldo (Paraguayan River Fish Soup)Asunción, Paraguay · easy · 55 minA creamy Paraguayan soup of surubí river catfish simmered with a sofrito of onion, peppers, tomato, leek and celery, then enriched with milk and melted Paraguay cheese and finished with fresh coriander.
Pira Caldo (Paraguayan River Fish Soup) Casquinha de Siri (Brazilian Stuffed Crab Shells)Bahia, Brazil · medium · 55 minCrab meat cooked down with onion, tomato, pepper, a touch of dendê oil and coconut milk, spooned back into shells, topped with breadcrumbs and Parmesan and baked until crisp.
Machas a la Parmesana (Chilean Baked Clams with Parmesan)Central Valley, Chile · easy · 35 minChilean surf clams opened onto their half shells, splashed with white wine and lemon, dotted with butter, blanketed with Parmesan and baked until golden and bubbling.
Machas a la Parmesana (Chilean Baked Clams with Parmesan) Ceviche de Camarón (Ecuadorian Shrimp Ceviche)Pichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 1 h 35 minBriefly poached shrimp in a cold, soupy marinade of lime and orange juice, tomato, red onion, cilantro and a little of their own broth, served with plantain chips, toasted corn and popcorn.
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