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Yassa Poisson

Name: Yassa Poisson
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Senegal
Ingredients: 4 whole fish (thiof or dorade); 6 onions, thinly sliced; 3 lemons, juiced; 3 tbsp Dijon mustard; 4 garlic cloves; 1 scotch bonnet; 2 bay leaves; Broken rice to serve; Oil, salt, pepper

Casamance fish yassa — grilled fish smothered in slow-cooked lemon-mustard onions and served over broken rice.

1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 4 whole fish (thiof or dorade)
• 6 onions, thinly sliced
• 3 lemons, juiced
• 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 scotch bonnet
• 2 bay leaves
• Broken rice to serve
• Oil, salt, pepper

Method

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Marinate fish with lemon, mustard, garlic, salt and half the onions 1 h.

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1
Marinate fish with lemon, mustard, garlic, salt and half the onions 1 h.
2
Grill fish over charcoal or pan-sear until charred and just cooked.
3
Sweat remaining onions slowly in oil 25 min until jammy.
4
Add reserved marinade, bay, chili and 200 ml water; simmer 10 min.
5
Return fish to warm through; serve over broken rice.