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    Pescado con Coco Dominicano

    A coastal Dominican classic — Pescado con Coco is the signature plate of Samaná, the lush peninsula where coconut palms lean over a whale-watching bay.

    ⏱ 15 minPrep time
    🔥 30 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 DinnerCategory
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    Pescado con Coco Dominicano - Dominicain recipe

    A coastal Dominican classic — Pescado con Coco is the signature plate of Samaná, the lush peninsula where coconut palms lean over a whale-watching bay. Fresh snapper or grouper is gently poached in a creamy coconut milk sauce perfumed with sofrito, garlic and culantro. The sauce is the star: silky, lightly sweet, and meant to be sopped up with white rice or fried plantains.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Rub the fish inside and out with the lime juice and a generous pinch of salt, and let it sit for 15 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
    2. Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium heat and cook the sofrito, garlic, pepper and thyme until soft and fragrant, about 6 minutes.
    3. Pour in the coconut milk, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook the sauce for 5 minutes to let the flavors marry.
    4. Slide the fish into the sauce, spooning some over the top. If using a whole fish, cover and poach gently for 10 to 12 minutes per side, until the flesh flakes; fillets need only 6 to 8 minutes total.
    5. Scatter the culantro or cilantro over the fish and simmer 1 minute more. Taste the sauce and adjust the salt.
    6. Serve the fish with plenty of sauce spooned over it, alongside white rice or tostones.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Keep the coconut milk at a gentle simmer — a rolling boil will split the sauce. Fresh coconut milk is unbeatable, but good canned coconut milk makes a fine weekday version; add a squeeze of lime at the end to brighten it.

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    Recipe details

    Prep15 min
    Cook30 min
    Servings4
    CategoryDinner
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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