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Firire (Senegalese Fried Fish with Sauce)

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Firire is a dish loved by most Senegalese people. It is usually eaten as dinner and can be served with bread or fresh green salad.

Ingredients

  • Whole fish, cleaned
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • Chile powder
  • Ground red pepper to taste
  • 1 medium-sized (250 g) onion, chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • ½ green pepper, sliced along its length
  • Lettuce
  • 1 medium-sized cucumber, peeled and sliced
  • Plantain, peeled and sliced
  • 2 medium-sized cherry tomatoes

Instructions

  1. 1
    Wash the fish very well and make slashes along the body.
  2. 2
    Combine the garlic, mustard, vinegar, chile powder, red pepper, onions, and a pinch of salt. Rub on the fish, and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. 3
    Scrape the onions off the fish, and reserve them.
  4. 4
    Heat the oil in a pan over moderate heat. Add the fish, and fry on both sides until browned. Remove and set aside.
  5. 5
    Add the marinated onions to the pan. Fry until browned, stirring every 2–3 minutes.
  6. 6
    Stir in the green pepper. Reduce the heat to medium, and cook for about 7 minutes. Set aside this sauce.
  7. 7
    Combine a dash of vinegar, oil, and mustard to make a dressing. Toss the dressing with the lettuce and cucumber. Set aside
  8. 8
    Fry the plantain, and season with salt to taste.
  9. 9
    Arrange the salad in a dish, and place the fish in the center. Garnish with tomatoes and plantains. Serve with the reserved sauce.
Method
Frying

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Firire_(Senegalese_Fried_Fish_with_Sauce)