🇸🇳 Senegal recipe
Firire
Firire is the Senegalese art of deep-frying whole fish to crispy, golden perfection. The fish is marinated in a punchy mixture of mustard, vinegar, garlic, and chili, then fried in hot oil until the skin shatters like glass and the flesh inside remains moist and flaky. Served with a tangy onion sauce dressed with mustard and vinegar and fresh lime wedges, Firire is a celebration of simplicity and technique, proving that sometimes the best cooking is the most straightforward.
Prep1 hr
Cook30 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 4 whole fresh red snapper or sea bream (about 400g each), cleaned and scored
- Juice of 2 limes
- 6 cloves garlic, pounded to a paste
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 fish stock cube, crushed
- Salt to taste
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- For the onion sauce:
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced
- 3 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper, minced
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 14 g
