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1/2 pound fish or shellfish, any kind
1/2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
8 tomatoes, peeled & chopped
1 green pepper, seeded & chopped
4 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 pinch nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 teaspoons piripiri sauce (recipe follows)
1 small glass dry white wine
1/2 ounce cilantro, chopped
4 slices of bread with the crusts cut off

Clean the fish and cut into fairly small pieces,
removing as many bones as possible. Sprinkle the salt
over the fish and leave while you make the following
sauce. Heat 23 Tbsp of the oil in a saucepan and stir
in the onions, tomatoes and pepper. Cook gently until
they start to soften, then put in the garlic, nutmeg,
allspice and piripiri sauce. Add the wine and a
little water. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring
frequently, then remove from the heat. Lightly oil the
bottom of a shallow, ovenproof dish (preferably
earthenware). Put in a layer of fish followed by a
layer of sauce and sprinkle with coriander. Continue
with these layers until the ingredients are used up.
Cover the top of with the bread and sprinkle well with
the remaining oil or dot with a little butter. Cook in
a preheated oven at 350F for about 30 minutes or until
the fish is tender. Serve with boiled or sliced and fried
potatoes, bread and a slad to make a substantial main meal.
If you cannot obtain coriander leaves, you can use fresh
parsley instead, but this will alter the flavor of the dish.

PiriPiri Sauce:
1 1/4 cups olive oil
8 chilli peppers with tops removed
1 small piece lemon rind
1 bay leaf
Pour the oil into a small, screwtop jar and add the chilli
peppers, bay leaf and lemon rind. Screw on the top and shake.
Leave to stand in a warm place for at least 24 hours before use.
It will keep at room temperature indefinitely.