Braised fish: the best Easy Cameroonian recipe!
I still come back with a great classic of Cameroonian cuisine , it is a dish that we no longer present and which is a real emblem of fast food in all the streets of the 237, it is obviously braised fish, the best Cameroonian recipe that you can find!
All the inhabitants of the "continent" will recognize themselves here, because the braised fish is almost as popular as the bean donut that I told you about in another post.
Braised fish Cameroon
Like bean fritters, braised fish is sold in almost all the country's crossroads. However, it costs a little more, so it is not accessible to everyone. It was mostly sold in the evening , but in the work areas, it is also sold for lunch.
It is a light, tasty and very greedy dish, but you must also have the chance to come across an expert! This recipe also makes me think a lot about my mother, she loves braised fish, when she has time, she does it herself at home with her coal oven. If not, she buys a good amount of fresh fish herself, and she leaves to leave her favorite saleswoman for her to grill in her place. So that makes us a good tasty dinner in the evening.
For those who follow me on YouTube, in my vlog , you will see that this is the first meal that I wanted to eat as soon as I arrived in Cameroon 😋.
How to make braised fish?
Naturally, we do not always buy the already braised fish, we can also do it even at home. And it is not because I have not yet had to buy a barbecue, that I will deprive myself. In this recipe I will use the oven for cooking , but if you have a grill at home do not hesitate to use it.
Cooking with embers: How to make braised fish don't stick on the fence?
The word "braised" comes from cooking on carbon embers. The original recipe is therefore made on a grill deposited on very hot embers. The grill should be well cleaned and oiled so that the skin of the fish does not adhere to it .
Some also advise to put a little wheat flour in the marinade with which we will brush the fish.
Fish seasoning: How to make a good braised fish?
Ingredients braised fish Cameroon
As an ingredient of the marinade for braised fish, we will need:
- Green chives or onion
- The onions
- garlic
- ginger
- Pébé or false African nutmeg : it is a very important ingredient in this recipe. She will not only enhance the taste of your seasoning, and thanks to this spice your braised fish will also have a better taste
- Ndjansang or Akpi
- pepper and salt
I still want to recall here that in my kitchen I do not use the seasoning cubes , so do not be surprised when you will see that there is no cube in the list of ingredients. But feel free, to add if you want!
Braised fish recipe
The steps are very simple I assure you:
- You have to clean your fish well
- his fish with salt, pepper and a little oil simply . Leave to marinate ideally at least 1 hour before going to cooking. (if you have time)
- Make the marinade : crush all the ingredients mentioned above and cook before using it. The recipe for this green sauce is already available on the blog, I invite you to read it before coming back here: Marinade Fish braised
- Brush the marinade on your fish and bake in the oven
- Constantly monitor cooking by brushing with the marinade every 10 minutes
This is in summary the steps of the preparation, you yourself see that it is a recipe super easy to make. The complete recipe is still at the bottom of the article
Braised fish and accompaniment
Your braised fish is in the oven, it's time to prepare its accompaniment sauces . Yes, braised fish is not just used like that 😀
But you are lucky, all these little accompaniment sauce recipes are already in your favorite blog:
You will need:
- Green condiment (Cameroon) : The marinade used in this recipe is a 2 in 1 marinade. Use a part to cook the fish and reserve another part to serve 😉
- Braised fish pepper (Cameroon) : it is simply a spicy sauce. In the blog you will find 2 recipes: the African pepper recipe , and another recipe for express pepper , for those who are a little more in a hurry!
- Green sauce with mayonnaise : this is another simple alternative to serve grills. The recipe is not very common in Cameroon, but it is also very good!
- Cutted onion, grated carrot : some sellers add the grated onions and carrot to the fish before serving. The carrot is optional, but the onions cut are a must have ..😄. You have to add for more taste!
- Plantain fried or cassava stick : these are the 2 accompaniments of the braised fish. Typical Cameroonian accompaniments, but here I served my braised fish with also a little fry of yam . You are still on an African cuisine blog, you must not forget it 😉
Thank you for reading the post until the end. Do not hesitate to record it on Pinterest to try it later!
Fancy other oven grill recipes?
Braised fish (Cameroon)
Team
- oven or barbecue
Ingredients
- 2 fish of your choice
- 2 to 3 tbsp. green marinade
- 2 onions
- salt, pepper
- 1 CA Oil
Instructions
- Clean your fish and marinate with salt, pepper and a little oil. Leave to marinate the day in the fridge if possible. This step will allow the fish to be bland.
- Make the marinade. Click here to have the complete and detailed recipe
- On a baking sheet, put the parchment paper. Using a brush, wipe a little oil on the paper before placing the fish disappointed.
- Brush the fish using a brush with your green marinade and bake the fish in the oven
- Come and check the cooking each 10 to 15 minutes by brushing the fish each time with our green seasoning.
- Turn the fish when a face is golden and continue cooking. Cooking took me about 40 min at 200 degrees, rotating heat. The cooking time depends on the ovens therefore constantly monitoring your fish
- Serve hot fish, with all accompaniment sauces, cut onion and plantain fries or cassava stick
- Enjoy your food!
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