Samaki Wa Kupaka Recipes

FISH IN COCONUT SAUCE (SAMAKI WA KUPAKA)

Steps:

• Mix together garlic and ginger pastes, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Marinate the fish in the mixture for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 175°C.
• Oil a baking dish with 1 ts oil and bake the fish lightly.
• In a blender, puree onions, tomatoes and coriander. Take 1 tsp of oil, heat in a pan and fry pureed mixture for few minutes. Add coconut milk and stir gently until the sauce thickens.
• Pour the sauce over the fish and bake in the oven for further 10-15 minutes or until done. Serve with plain or coconut rice.

SAMAKI WA KUPAKA

Steps:

• Carefully trim the tails and fins from the fish and discard them. Make several slashes in the flesh to allow the flavours of the marinade to be well absorbed.
• Mix the garlic, ginger, salt, oil and lime together. Rub this mixture into the slashed flesh and stomach cavity. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the Kupaka Sauce. Place the tomato puree, onion, tomatoes and spices into a food processor and blend to a paste.
• Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add the paste to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes over a low heat, stirring all the time to stop the mixture sticking and burning.
• Add the chillies and simmer for 10 minutes. If the mixture becomes too dry, add a little of the tamarind paste and coconut cream.
• Remove the mixture from the heat, stir in the remaining tamarind paste and coconut cream and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Meanwhile, grill the marinated fish over the charcoal barbecue, basting regularly, until cooked through. Serve immediately, with the Kapuka sauce, some plain boiled rice and coconut spinach.