moksi-alesi

Moksi alesi is a Surinamese mixed-rice dish whose ingredients vary between household preparations. Surinamcooking’s bakkeljauw version uses salted fish with coconut milk. The fish is boiled to reduce its salt, then skinned, deboned and broken into pieces. Onion and garlic cook in oil before tomato, tomato paste and salty soy sauce are added. The fish follows, with dried shrimp as an optional addition.^[1]

Water, coconut milk and stock seasoning form the cooking liquid. Washed rice is stirred into the pot and cooked until tender, with a hot pepper added near the end if desired. Pickled cucumber accompanies the finished rice, and vegetables are another suggested side dish.^[1]