On May 23, 9:59*am, gtr > wrote:
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> >>>> Yes, I don't reheat fish either - although I think there was a little
> >>>> bit leftover that hubby ate for lunch the following day. *I cut the
> >>>> proportions down and estimated how much I wanted/needed of everything
> >>>> else. *Coconut milk freezes well, so I used half a can of coconut milk
> >>>> and a little more stock than was called for.
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> > Incidentally I notice no call for stock. *The wife made a fish stock
> > from very meaty salmon bones (bought at Mitsuwa), for a fish chowder a
> > few months back. *A velvety ambrosia. *Once the soup was made, to
> > raves, we were quick to consider the bones for this dish. Picked them
> > up today. *Then came home and noted the only fluid is the coconut milk,
> > and we halfed that, somewhat worried it would take the thing over.
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> > Now we're figuring to make the broth anyhow and freeze it, then move on
> > to the moqueca.
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> >>> Trying this again this weekend. *This time for a party of 10. *This
> >>> should be interesting...
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> >> Please keep me posted! *A party of 10 is really giving it full faith!
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> >> Thumbs up *- *
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> > It seems logical: For a group that big individual portions of anything
> > are frequently either too big or too little. *With the stew mode they
> > can take a little or a lot.
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> We used 3.5 lbs fish, again the Pacific rock fish (or whatever it's
> called upstream), and at least doubled most everything from the
> original recipe. When preparing this for two I saw from my notes that I
> didn't think the taste bright or well-defined enough. At the same time
> I had cheated down the dende and coconut milk, and instead of chili
> used Japanese shichimi pepper and not as much of it. I was reticent as
> Nancy is uncomfortable with "too spicy". *Or so she says, though I've
> rarely seen her actually balk.
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> Anyway, I was wrong on all counts. So this time, cooking for the group,
> I came *almost* to the suggested dende levels, used all the coconut
> milk, and full levels of cayenne and chili powder. *The group trilled
> its glories.

Glad it came out great for you.
I'm intrigued enough with this recipe to try it myself this weekend.