Pirate Recipe
July 2nd, 2007
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Ingredients:
1 oz tamarind
2 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 lb. fish fillets, cut in pieces
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 piece ginger (I inch), crushed
2 cloves garlic minced
salt to taste
4 pieces bay leaves
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. hot pepper chopped
1 inch piece cinnamon
peel of 1/2 lime thinly pared
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
11/2c. water
Directions:
1 Soak tamarind in 2 tbsp. water and vinegar for 15 minutes.
2. Squeeze with finger tips to loosen pulp, fibres and seeds.
3. Strain through a fine sieve, keeping liquid and pulp and discarding fibres and seeds.
4. Rinse fish in lime juice and water; pat dry.
5. Saute fish in I tbsp. hot oil and leave aside.
6. Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan. Saute onion, ginger and garlic for a few minutes.
7. Add tamarind sauce, salt, bay leaves, peppers, (black and hot), lime rind, cinnamon and water and bring to the boil.
8. Continue to boil for 5 minutes more.
9. Reduce heat and add fish.
10. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes or more until sauce has thickened and fish is tender. Serve with rice; makes
6 servings.
If preferred, sauce can be thickened with a little flour or corn flour.