Name: Fish in Coconut Sauce (Samaki Wa Kupaka)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs white fish fillets; 1 tablespoon ginger paste; 1 tablespoon 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; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 2 teaspoons oil; 2 -3 stalks coriander, chopped

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Fish in Coconut Sauce (Samaki Wa Kupaka) created by Redsie

An Eastern African dish.

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ingredients

2 lbs white fish fillets
1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 tablespoon 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
¹⁄₂ cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons oil
2 -3 stalks coriander, chopped

directions

Mix together garlic and ginger pastes, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Marinate the fish in the mixture for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 175°C.
Oil a baking dish with 1 ts oil and bake the fish lightly.
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.
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.

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review by coco849

7/10/2013

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

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review by umisa

1/30/2008

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

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review by LadyPalm

2/19/2007

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.

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photo by Redsie

9/25/2006

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review by Redsie

9/23/2006

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!

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