Tapado
HB-2297 · Hand-built original · Guatemalan
Meet Tapado, a soulful fish and coconut stew from Guatemala's Caribbean coast. Rich coconut milk mingles with tender yuca, sweet plantain and fresh fish to create a bowl that tastes of the tropics in every spoonful. Naturally gluten-free and lactose-free, it is nourishing enough for an everyday supper yet special enough for a celebration. If you are craving something warming with a genuine hint of the Caribbean, this is the dish to bring to your table.
Main ingredient: freshwater
Ingredients
- 10½ oz firm white fish fillets (preferably freshwater fish), cut into large chunks
- 1¾ cups coconut milk
- 13½ Tbsp water or fish stock
- 7 oz yuca (cassava), peeled and diced
- 1 ripe banana or plantain, peeled and sliced into thick rounds
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, diced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Fresh coriander leaves, to garnish
- Cooked rice, to serve
Method
- Put the yuca in a saucepan with the coconut milk and water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 12-15 minutes until the yuca is nearly tender.
- Stir in the onion, garlic, paprika and cumin and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the banana slices and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Season the fish with salt and pepper, lay the chunks gently into the broth, cover, and poach over low heat for 6-8 minutes until the fish is just cooked and flakes easily. Do not boil hard or the fish will break up.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper.
- Serve in deep bowls over or alongside rice, scattered with fresh coriander.
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data