By ChicaMod.com
Hmmm….Ever thought of cooking fish or steam it but failed how to go about it? Follow this simple traditional Ugandan recipe for a classic dish of fish encrusted in a mix of tomatoes, onions, chillies and bouillon cube that's steamed in banana leaves. I guess you will find it interesting, very easy to prepare and absolutely love it…..
Ingredients
•1 whole fresh fish (about 750g) cleaned and scaled
•1 Maggi or bouillon cube
•2 banana leaves
•100g finely-chopped onions
•100g finely-chopped tomatoes
•1 medium chili, de-seeded and finely chopped
•1/2 tsp ground cumin
•salt and black pepper
Preparation:
Mix the Maggi or bouillon cube with the salt, black pepper, chili and cumin in a pestle and mortar. Grind to a paste and use to season the fish. Lay the banana leaves side by side (frozen banana leaves can be bought in oriental stores, if you can't find them use dock leaves or, at a pinch greaseproof paper) and place some of the onion and tomato in the center and place the fish on top.
Sprinkle the remaining onion and tomato over the fish. Wrap the fish securely in the leaves and place in a pan of boiling water to cook. Allow to steam for about 35 minutes. Take out of the water and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Unwrap the banana leaves and serve the fish with rice or any side dish of your taste…
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