INGREDIENTS:
For Fish:- 1 whole tilapia – 1kg, cleaned & scored- 1 lemon + salt- Oil for deep frying
For Wet Fry Sauce:
-2 large onions – diced
4 ripe tomatoes – blended
1 green pepper + 1 red pepper – diced
-Garlic + ginger
-1 small chili –
optional-Salt, Royco fish masala, curry, black pepper
METHOD:
1. Prep Fish:
a. Wash fish rub lemon + salt inside & cuts sit 15 mins pat dry with kitchen towel
.bFry in hot oil 7 mins each side till golden & crispy
2. Make Sauce Wet Fry:
1. In same oil (2 tbsp) fry onions till soft not too brown
2. Add garlic + ginger + green peppers fry 1 min
3.Add tomatoes + chili optional cook 5 mins till thick
4.Add 1/2 cup water + Royco cubes + curry simmer 5 mins . 5.Return fried fish gently spoon sauce over fish – don’t break fish!
6. Cover low heat 5 mins so fish soaks sauce
Serve on with: – Fish whole with plenty sauce on top – Ugali on top corner – Sukuma side
Tip: Don’t stir fish too much it will break!
