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Marshallese Fried Reef Fish

Name: Marshallese Fried Reef Fish
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Marshall Islands
Ingredients: 4 Grunt (Isaki); 4 tbsp All-purpose flour; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste Oil for frying; 1 Lime; To taste Soy Sauce

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Reef fish fried whole until crisp — an everyday Marshall Islands dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In Marshallese homes, frying reef fish whole is a staple dish. The fish is salted, dusted with flour, fried crisp, and eaten with soy sauce or lime. It appears on the table almost daily with rice or breadfruit.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an atoll home in the Marshall Islands, crisp fried small fish are piled on a platter with soy sauce and lime alongside.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Grunt (Isaki) 4
All-purpose flour 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Oil for frying To taste
Lime 1
Soy Sauce To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Scale and gut the fish and score both sides.
Season with salt and pepper, let stand 10 minutes, and pat dry.
Dust lightly with flour.
Fry in 170°C oil for 7–8 minutes until crisp.
Serve with lime and soy sauce.

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