Moqueca Brazilian Restaurant
                        Channel Islands Harbor
                 
                
                    
                        Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine
                        
                        The real flavor of Brazil
	
	
	
	
                        
                        
                            
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                    Marine Emporium Landing
                    
                        
                            Address
                            
                                3550 Harbor Blvd # 201
                                Oxnard, Ca. 93035
                            
                            Phone
                            
                                (805) 204-0974
                            
                         
                        
	
	
	
	
                            Hours
                            
                                Monday 5-9 pm
                                Tues - Fri 11:30-2:30 / 5-9 pm
                                Saturday 12 pm-10 pm
                                Sunday l2 pm-9 pm
                                
                            
                         
                     
KIDS MENU, TAKE OUT ORDERS
AND CATERING AVAILABLE.
                 
             
         
     
    Moqueca Menu
        
        APERITIVOS (APPETIZERS)
        
            
                CASQUINHA DE CARANGUEIJO 6
                Fresh crab meat cooked with special seasoning, oven baked and crusted with parmesan cheese.
                CAMARAO AO ALHO E OLEO 14
                Large juicy shrimp sautéed with garlic and olive oil, served with a butter garlic sauce.
                TORTINHA DE PALMITO 10
                Hearts of palm and spinach dip baked with parmesan cheese. Served with toasted baguette slices.
                LULA FRITA 10
                Tender calamari rings lightly seasoned, deep fried and served with tartar sauce.
                BOLINHO DE BACALHAU 11
                Cod fish meat, potatoes and parsley fried cakes served with homemade light yogurt sauce.
            
            
                CAPA SANTA GRATINADA 12
                Scallops in half shell baked with olive oil, white pepper and parmesan cheese.
                FILE A PALITO 14
                Top sirlion strips sauteed with caramelized onions. Served with farofa and french fries.
                MOQUEQUINHA DE SURURU 14
                Mussels meat cooked in a clay pot with cilantro, tomatoes and onions. Served with toasted French bread.
                ISCA DE PEIXE 10
                Fish strips dusted in seasoned flour and fried.Served with tartar sauce.
                COXINHAS 11
                Chicken filled turnover deep fried and served with malagueta sauce.
                QUIBES 9
                Minced beef and crushed bulgur wheat mixed with mint leaves and green onions. Deep fried and served with honey mustard sauce.
            
         
        CALDO E SALADAS (SOUP AND SALADS)
        
            
                SALADA VERDE Small 7 Large 9
                (Add small to your entree $5)
                SALADA ANACAPA Large 15
                Grilled chicken breast served over a bed of mixed greens, hearts of palm, red bell peppers, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, raw almonds with balsamic dressing.
                SALADA DE PALMITO Small 9 Large 13
                Hearts of palms with cherry tomatoes and cucumbers served atop of a bed of green leaves with light homemade yogurt dressing.
            
            
	
	
	
	
                SALADA DE CAMARAO Large 16
                saoteed large shrimp with mixed green leaves, sundried tomatoes, roasted almonds and fresh muzzarella cheese. Served with balsamic dressing.
                CALDO (SOUP) Cups 5
                Potatos and collard greens pureed and cooked with bacon and sausage.
             
         
        
            
                
PANELA DE BARRO (CLAY POT)
                MOQUECAS
                    (SERVES TWO)
                Individual order: 1/2 price + $3
                A choice of seafood marinated with garlic and lime juice, cooked in a clay pot with tomatoes, cilantro, onions, coconut milk, urucum essence and olive oil.
                    Served with a side of rice.
                MOQUECA DE PEIXE- FISH MOQUECA 40
                    MOQUECA DE PEIXE ESPECIAL- PREMIUM FISH MOQUECA
                    MOQUECA DE PEIXE COM MARISCOS- FISH MOQUECA
                    WITH SEAFOOD MIX 46
                    MOQUECA DE CAMARAO - SHRIMP MOQUECA 44
                    MOQUECA DE LAGOSTA - LOBSTER TAIL MOQUECA 64
                    MOQUECA DE PEIXE COM CAMARAO - FISH MOQUECA       
                    
                    WITH SHRIMP 48
                    MOQUECA DE LAGOSTA COM CAMARAO - LOBSTER TAIL
                    MOQUECA WITH SHRIMP 72
                    MOQUECA MISTA DE MARISCOS - SEAFOOD MIX MOQUECA 38
                    BOBO DE CAMARAO 44
                Tender shrimps marinated with lime juice and garlic, cooked in a clay pot with tomatoes, cilantro, coconut milk, urucum essence and onions, thickened with yucca cream.
                    Served with a side of rice.
                PAELLA CAPIXABA 40
                White rice cooked with your choice of shrimp, octopus or seafood mix in a clay pot with broccoli, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, cilantro. and urucurn essence.
                    Served with a side of fried plantains.
            
            
                
TRADICIONAIS (TRADITIONALS)
                PICANHA GRELHADA 24
                Brazilian steak (10oz top sirloin cap) grilled and served with white rice, black beans and fried yucca.
                FRANGO GRELHADO 17
                Grilled tender chicken breast topped with a creamy sundried tomato sauce. Served with plantains rice, vegetables and rice.
                FILE DE PEIXE 19
                Sautéed fish filet topped with a creamy lime cilantro sauce. Served with fried plantains, rice and vegetables.
                RISOTO DE MARISCOS 19
                Arborio rice cooked in a white wine sauce with seafood (clams, mussels, shrimp, octopus and calamari).
                BRAZILIAN STROGONOFF 19
                Your choice of beef or chicken cooked in a heavy cream sauce with tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and onions. Served with rice (or fettucini pasta) and shoestrings potatoes chips.
                MASSAS (PASTAS)
                SPAGHETTI A BOLOGNESA 15
                Spaghetti pasta cooked in a tomato basil meat sauce.
                RAVIOLI CAMPESTRE 17
                Cheese stuffed ravioli pasta covered with chicken and spinach, covered with a creamy gorgonzola sauce.
                PENNE BRIE 17
                Penne pasta served in a sautéed white creamy sauce with cherry tomatoes, basil and melted brie cheese.
                FETTUCINI COM MARISCOS 19
                Clams, mussels, shrimp, calamari and octopus cooked with cilantro, onions and garlic in a tomato wine sauce served with fettuccini pasta.
            
         
        
            
SUNDAY SPECIAL: FEIJOADA 21
            Feijoada is considered the national dish of Brazil. It's a delicious and hearty stew black beans, beef and various sauteed pork pieces, such as sausage, bacon and ribs. Served with rice, collard greens, farofa and fried plantains
            "LUNCH SPECIALS" starts at $10.95
            (Tuesday - Friday 11:30-2:30 PM and Saturday 12-3:00 PM)
            
            SALADA DE CAMARAO DO CHEF
            Sautéed large shrimp over mixed greens, sun dried tomatoes, roasted almonds, fresh mozzarella cheese served with balsamic vinegar dressing.
            SALADA ANACAPA
            Grilled chicken breast served over a bed of mixed greens, hearts of palm, red bell peppers, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, raw almonds with balsamic dressing.
            PRATO FEITO
            Beef, chicken or fish filet served with white rice, Brazilian black beans, farofa and your choice of fried bananas or fried yucca.
            STROGONOFF
            Your choice of beef or chicken cooked in a heavy cream sauce with tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and onions. Served with rice (or fettucini pasta) and shoestrings potatoes chips.
            MOQUEQUINHA
            Your choice of fish, shrimp or seafood mix cooked in a clay pot with onions, tomatoes, olive oil, cilantro, urucum essence and coconut milk. Served with rice.
            RAVIOLI COM MOLHO DE CAMARAO
            Cheese stuffed ravioli pasta covered with a creamy shrimp sauce.
            SPAGHETTI CARBONARA
            Spaguetti pasta al dente in a bacon, eggs, parmesan creamy sauce.
            RISOTO DE CAMARAO
            Arborio rice cooked in a white wine sauce with shrimp.
            SPAGHETTI A BOLOGNESA
            Spaghetti pasta cooked in a tomato basil meat sauce.
        
     
    
CONCEPT AND TRADITION
Brazil is a very large country. We have lots of different traditions, folkiores and food. In each state, people have their own  "nickname" like capixabas, gauchos, paulistas, cariocas and mineiros. The traditional Brazilian cuisine includes churrasco, feijoada, vatapa, bobo de camarao, moqueca capixaba. -. Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine serves the most appreciated dishes from Brazil especially Moqueca, the most famous dish from Vitoria, ES, the homeland of its owners.
The Moqueca
Moqueca is one of the most appreciated dishes in Brazil. It is known for its unique way of cooking and serving. The preparation consists in using a clay pot to cook the seafood and vegetables with no addition of water. The ingredients include seafood, onions, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, olive oil and "urucum".
Clay Pots
The clay pot produced in Vitoria, ES, is one of the most expressive parts of the State's popular culture. Originally manufactured by the Indian tribes from the coast, they are still made by the "paneleiras" (the pot making women who live close to the mangrove swamps)
The Yucca
Yucca is an edible root extraordinary important in all Brazilian Cuisine, traditionally used by the Indians. Usualy consumed cooked or fried, also used to make the yucca flour. One famous recipe using the yucca flour is the farofa" (filed yucca flour with bacon, eggs and other ingredients). It's also used to thicken soups, sauces and as a starch. The pirao served as a side dish with Moqueca is cooked in the clay pot using yucca flour and seafood broth.
The Urucum
"Urucum" is the name of a Brazilian prickly red fruit. The dark red seeds of Urucum are used to make the 'Coloral", a traditional powder used as coloring and seasoning. The "Urucum" is rich in protein, iron, calcium and vitamins. It's also responsible for the exotic color and rich taste of the Moquecas.
"Moqueca" brings you the authentic experience
    of colorful, appealing and spicy taste of
    Brazilian Cuisine.
3550 S Harbor Blvd suite # 201
Oxnard, CA 93035
805 - 204-0970