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Haryali Salmon Tikka

Haryali Salmon Tikka

Haryali Salmon Tikka

This recipe is from the Haryani region of India, where dairy is commonly used. The salmon is marinated in a cilantro/basil/yogurt based marinade. It can be either grilled or roasted; left as a whole fillet or cut into large cubes and skewered on metal skewers. If you decide to make skewers, the fish will only take 5-6 minutes a side. You can serve the salmon with rice or with parathas, red onion salad, and Greek yogurt. Other fish you can use with this recipe include pomfret, king fish, catfish, or swordfish.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinating Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: fish, Indian, main course, South Asian
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • Food processor or immersion blender

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs salmon fillet
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Marinade

  • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1/3 cup basil chopped
  • 2 green birds eye chilies
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp greek yogurt
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Mix together the ginger garlic paste, lime juice, white pepper, and oil in a bowl.
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  • Marinate the salmon for 5 minutes.
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  • Purée in a food processor or immersion blender the cilantro, basil, garlic, and green chilies. Add a couple tbsp of water to make a paste if too dry. Put the paste in a bowl.
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  • Stir in the garam masala, lime juice, yogurt, and salt.
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  • Marinate the salmon with the paste for 20 minutes.
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  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place the salmon fillet on the baking sheet.
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  • Roast the salmon fillet for 20 minutes. Let rest before serving.
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Indian, main course, fish
Senegalese Fried Fish Balls

Senegalese Fried Fish Balls

Senegalese Fried Fish Balls

Senegalese cuisine has it‘s roots from it’s bordering West African countries as well as North Africa, Lebanon, France, and Portugal. Being on the western coastline, Senegalese eat a lot of fish as part of a dietary staple.
Traditionally, emperor sea bream is used for the fish. Most likely you are going to have a hard time finding this fish, so tilapia, swai, cod, catfish, or any other firm white fleshed fish will work. The fish will need to be finely chopped in order to get the right consistency of the balls. You can do this with a sharp chefs knife or pulsed a couple of times in a food processor. Mix all of the ingredients together and let rest for 30 minutes before balling up. I like to use a cookie dropper to make uniform fish balls. Rolls the first ball in flour and fry for 4-5 minutes a side.
For making the sauce, sauté onions, green bell peppers, and tomatoes down for 8-10 minutes. Add a cup of water and cayenne pepper(depending on how spicy you want the sauce) and simmer for 5 minutes. Add in the fish balls and simmer covered on low for 15 minutes. Serve the fish balls with steamed rice. Garnish with more chopped parsley.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Senegalese
Keyword: fish, main course, Senegalese, West African
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

Fried Fish Balls

  • 1 lb white fish fillets (tilapia, swai, cod, catfish) finely chopped
  • 4 slices bread ground into breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 green onions finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 jalapeño finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup parsley chopped
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • vegetable oil for frying

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 3 roma tomatoes seeded and diced
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Mix together the minced fish, breadcrumbs, egg, jalapeño, garlic, parsle, green onion, salt, and pepper. Let the mix rest for a half an hour before using.
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  • Using a cookie dropper, scoop up a heap of the fish mix and roll into a ball.
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  • Roll each of the fish balls in flour.
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  • You should yield about 16 fish balls.
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  • Heat up 1” deep of cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the fish balls.
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  • Fry for 4-5 minutes a side until they are brown and crispy.
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  • Drain on paper towel.
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  • Heat up 2 tbsp of cooking oil in a large sauce pan over medium high heat. Add in the onions, green pepper, and tomatoes. Season with salt. Sauté for 8-10 minutes.
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  • Add in the water and cayenne pepper. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
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  • Add in the fish balls. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes.
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  • The sauce will thicken slightly. Add a little more water if you want a thinner sauce.
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West African, main course, fish
Serve with steamed rice. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Tuna Ceviche Tostadas

Tuna Ceviche Tostadas

Tuna Ceviche Toastadas

What makes this snack special is that this isn’t just any canned tuna being used. The tuna in this recipe is yellow fin. It’s a little nicer than regular canned tuna and only costs $1.99. Other then that, the recipe is pretty straight forward. You can use store bought tostada shells or make your own.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: fish, main course, Mexican, snack
Servings: 4 tostadas
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tomato diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 3 green onion finely chopped
  • 1 serrano pepper finely chopped
  • 1 can yellowfin tuna drainec
  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • tostada shells
  • queso fresco garnish

Instructions

  • Mash the avocado in a bowl with a little lime juice. Set aside.
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  • In another bowl, mix together the tomatoes, red onion, serrano pepper, green onion, and cilantro.
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  • Add in the tuna, salt, pepper, and the rest of the lime juice.
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  • Smear a generous layer of the avocado on the tostada shell. Add a layer of the tuna mixture. Garnish with queso fresco.
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