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Chabéu

Name: Chabéu
Total time: 80 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 4 tbsp Palm oil; 200ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Chili pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Salt; 200ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 80 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fish or chicken stewed in rich palm-nut sauce — Guinea-Bissau's celebration dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chabéu is the Guinea-Bissau Creole word for palm nuts, and the dish of fish or chicken stewed in the rich red sauce made from their pulp goes by the same name. It's made for celebrations and guests and poured over white rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a festive day in Guinea-Bissau, fish stews in red sauce in a big pot and is poured over platters of rice as people gather around.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Palm oil 4 tbsp
Coconut milk 200ml
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Chili pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Salt 1 tsp
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Salt the fish and let stand 15 minutes.
Heat the palm oil in a pot and sauté the chopped onion, garlic, and tomato.
Add the water, coconut milk, and chili and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the fish and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
When the sauce is thick, season with salt.

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