Brazilian Shrimp Stew

I love vacation food, especially good seafood. This soup reminds me of just that food. What I really like about this stew, besides how good it is, is that it is so fast to make. The coconut oil in it too makes this not only a good weight loss/maintenance food, but the whole thing makes for a good evening meal. Though meat messes up my chance at a good night sleep good fats and seafood help.

I forgot to put the cream in this photo. Start by chopping up about 1/4 cup or more of sweet onion. I usually use jarred roasted bell peppers, but I roasted some myself the other day and made extra for this, chop up about 1/4 cup worth of them. In a heavy soup pot melt 1/4 cup of UNREFINED coconut oil. When it is melted add in the onions and a teaspoon of salt and cook on medium high heat until slightly browned. Add in the chopped peppers and a large clove of chopped garlic and cook for a couple of minutes.

Add in a pound of shrimp, about one and a quarter cups of chopped fresh or canned tomato, two tablespoons Sriracha, a half cup of half & half, a half cup of cream, 1/4 cup of fresh chopped cilantro and a tablespoon or two of fresh lime juice. Cook this until the shrimp are just cooked about five to seven minutes. Taste, season with salt and serve.

“Iron destroys vitamin E, so vitamin E should be taken as a supplement. It shouldn’t be taken at the same time as the iron-contaminated food, because iron reacts with it in the stomach. About 100 mg. per day is adequate, though our requirement increases with age, as our tissue iron stores increase. Coffee, when taken with food, strongly inhibits the absorption of iron, so I always try to drink coffee with meat. Decreasing your consumption of unsaturated fats makes the iron less harmful. Vitamin C stimulates the absorption of iron, so it might be a good idea to avoid drinking orange juice at the same meal with iron-rich foods. A deficiency of copper causes our tissues to retain an excess of iron, so foods such as shrimp and oysters which contain abundant copper should be used regularly.” -Ray Peat