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Salmon in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Salmon in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Sick of the same old lemon dill salmon? Try this super easy recipe. The same is seared then finished off in a spicy tomato sauce. If you would like the sauce to be real spicy, substitute a habanero for the cayenne pepper.
Equipment
- Blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 3 salmon fillets 6-8 oz each
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Spicy Tomato Sauce
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 large tomato about 1 cups worth
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, add all of the tomato sauce ingredients.
- Purée until smooth.
- Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Heat up cooking oil in a large sauce pan over medium high heat. Sear the salmon fillets for 2 minutes a side. Set aside.
- In the same pan, add the tomato sauce. Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the salmon fillets back to the sauce.
- Cook for 8-10 minutes until the salmon is cooked through.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Fish Yassa
Fish Yassa
Yassa is a popular Senegalese dish, consisting of an onion, lemon, mustard sauce. It is typically prepared with chicken or fish steaks. I used whole tilapia for this dish. They sell them fresh at my local asian market for $1.49lb. It costs less than $5 for 2 of them. If you don't have the proper cutlery at home, have your fish monger cut them into steaks for you. You should be able to get 3-4 steaks out of a whole tilapia.
Ingredients
- 2 whole tilapia cut into steaks
- 1 lemon
- 1 large onion sliced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp green seasoning
- 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp boullion powder
- 1/2 cup water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- We are going to use whole tilapia for this dish. Any type of bone in firm white fish will work. 1 whole tilapia is a serving.
- Depending on the size, cut the fish into 3-4 steaks, equal thickness. Tilapia are usually around 1 1/2 lbs.
- In a large bowl, mix together the juice of half a lemon, onions, pepper, minced garlic, green seasoning, paprika, boullion powder, and dijon mustard. MArinate the fish in this for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Heat up cooking oil in a lage saute pan over medium high heat. Sear the tilapia steaks for 4 minutes.
- Flip the fish over and sear for another 4 mintues. Set aside.
- In the same pan, add all of the marinade ingredients. Saute for 5 minutes until the onions cook down a little bit.
- Deglaze the pan with a 1/2 cup of water and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in the fish steaks.Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Jamaican Fish Stew
Jamaican Fish Stew
This Jamaican fish stew is just delicious and very easy to make. This coconut milk soup is great on a cold day. If you don’t want to use tilapia, you can use snapper, mackerel, or even salmon.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs tilapia fillets
- 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp creole seasoning
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 tsp thyme
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 3 whole habaneros
Instructions
- Cut the tilapia into chunks. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add cooking oil. Sauté onions, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, and habaneros for 1 minute.
- Add in the smoked paprika, tomato, and white pepper. Cook for a couple of minutes.
- Stir in the coconut milk. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add in the tilapia and creole seasoning. Simmer for another 10 minutes or until desired consistency.
- While you’re waiting for the stew to finish, go and chief down a fatty quick. Serve over rice.
