{"id":197,"slug":"bafa-cape-verdean-seafood-stew","title":"Bafa (Cape Verdean Seafood Stew)","description":"Bafa is a traditional dish of Cape Verdean cuisine. It is typically prepared as a seafood stew using octopus, limpets, whelks, or other shellfish. One of the most popular variations is Bafa de Polvo (octopus bafa). Bafa may be served as a snack, an entrée, or a main dish and is especially associated with the coastal communities of Cape Verde.","ingredients_raw":["1 kg octopus, cleaned and cut into pieces","500 g clams or mussels, cleaned","2 tbsp olive oil","1 large onion, finely chopped","4 cloves garlic, minced","2 medium tomatoes, diced","1 green bell pepper, chopped","1 bay leaf","1 tsp paprika","½ tsp black pepper","½ tsp chili flakes (optional)","1 cup dry white wine","2 cups fish stock or water","Salt, to taste","2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped","Lemon wedges, for serving"],"ingredients_norm":["octopus","clams or mussel","olive oil","onion","garlic","tomato","green bell pepper","bay leaf","paprika","black pepper","chili flake","dry white wine","fish stock or water","salt","fresh parsley","lemon wedge"],"steps":["Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.","Add the onion and cook until softened.","Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.","Add the tomatoes and bell pepper and cook until tender.","Stir in the paprika, black pepper, and chili flakes.","Add the octopus pieces and cook for 5 minutes.","Pour in the white wine and allow it to simmer for 2–3 minutes.","Add the fish stock and bay leaf.","Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.","Add the clams or mussels.","Cover and cook until the shellfish open, about 5–10 minutes.","Discard any shellfish that do not open.","Season with salt to taste.","Stir in the chopped parsley.","Remove the bay leaf.","Serve hot with lemon wedges."],"categories":["Cookbook","Halal recipes","Recipes using meat","Inexpensive recipes","Main course recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using vegetable oil","African recipes","Recipes using hot sauce","Recipes for soup","Recipes using dryfish","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using thyme","Recipes using onion","Recipes using ginger","Recipes using tomato"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Bafa_(Cape_Verdean_Seafood_Stew)","source_ref":"4638775","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Bafa_(Cape_Verdean_Seafood_Stew)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"9fb3668074dc6fd39cd3977c2fe7467d31cdc9f8f2f94a643eca3d5970efb1f8","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/bafa-cape-verdean-seafood-stew"}