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Maboké

Name: Maboké
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Republic of the Congo
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fish wrapped in leaves with tomato, onion, and chili and steam-roasted — a dish of the Republic of the Congo.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Maboké is a dish of the Congo River basin: fish is wrapped with tomato, onion, and chili in large marantaceae leaves and steam-roasted over charcoal. The leaves lend their aroma, and the fish comes out juicy. It's a specialty of riverside spots in the capital, Brazzaville, eaten with cassava bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a spot on the Congo River in Brazzaville, leaf parcels roast over charcoal and open to reveal tomatoes and fish in a puff of steam.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Chili pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sprinkle the fish with salt, pepper, and lemon juice and let stand 15 minutes.
Thinly slice the tomatoes and onion and mince the garlic and chili.
Spread half the vegetables on a leaf (or foil), lay the fish on top, and top with the remaining vegetables and oil.
Wrap tightly and seal.
Steam-roast over charcoal or in a 200°C oven for 30 minutes and serve in the parcel.

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