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Gambian Fish Yassa

Name: Gambian Fish Yassa
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: The Gambia
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 4 Onion; 2 Lemon; 2 tbsp Mustard; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 4 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 150ml Water; To taste Cooked rice

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fish marinated in lemon and onion, grilled, and simmered in onion sauce — a tangy Gambian dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Yassa is loved in The Gambia and Senegal, and in The Gambia it's often made with fish. The fish is marinated in lemon juice, lots of onion, mustard, and chili, grilled, then simmered in a sauce of onions cooked until soft. Tangy and sweet, it makes white rice disappear.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a riverside Gambian home, lemon-scented onion sauce is poured over grilled fish and served with rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Onion 4
Lemon 2
Mustard 2 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 150ml
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the sliced onions, lemon juice, mustard, grated garlic, salt, and pepper and marinate the fish 2 hours.
Remove the fish and grill both sides.
Heat oil in a pot, add the marinade onions (drained), and sauté 20 minutes.
Add the marinade, water, and chili and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the fish, simmer 5 minutes, and serve with rice.

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