Fish in Coconut Sauce (Samaki Wa Kupaka)

Submitted by stormylee

"An Eastern African dish."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 907.18 g white fish fillets
• 14.79 ml ginger paste
• 14.79 ml garlic paste
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 1 large lemon, juice of
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 118.29 ml coconut milk
• 9.85 ml oil
• 2-3 stalk coriander, chopped

directions

1. Mix together garlic and ginger pastes, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Marinate the fish in the mixture for at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 175°C.
3. Oil a baking dish with 1 ts oil and bake the fish lightly.
4. In a blender, puree onions, tomatoes and coriander. Take 1 tsp of oil, heat in a pan and fry pureed mixture for few minutes. Add coconut milk and stir gently until the sauce thickens.
5. Pour the sauce over the fish and bake in the oven for further 10-15 minutes or until done. Serve with plain or coconut rice.

Reviews

[coco849]

This recipe does not even come close to what Samaki wa kupaka really is. The dish looks wonderful but it is not samaki wa kupaka. And it is more commonly found in the coastal region of East Africa, my home. This is what it should look like:<br/><br/>http://www.swahilidelicacies.com/samaki-wa-kupaka-grilled-fish-with-coconut-sauce/<br/><br/>I do not own this website neither am I affiliated with it in anyway. All rights belong to swahilidelicacies.com

 

[umisa]

Yumm! this was great! I made this with thai coconut rice and it was a wonderful dinner. Definately a keeper thanks stormylee

 

[LadyPalm]

Used fresh mahi mahi. Had to leave out the green chilies this time as my guests wouldn't eat them but will use next time. Used fresh garlic and ginger. This was very good...but I love anything made with coconut milk. This is a keeper. Thanks stormylee.

 

[Redsie]

Made this for PAC 2006. Wonderful and different way to serve up fish fillets. I loved the mix of coconut milk with the tomato and onion. I used small cherry tomatoes and added more lemon as I love the stuff! Thanks stormylee!