Yasa Tibs (Ethiopian Sauteed Fish)
1 hour 6 minutes
Blue eye cod is marinated in lime juice before wet frying in spices and tomatoes. This mouth-watering, tangy and spicy meal is great for both dinner and lunch.
10 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 500g blue eye cod fillets, boned & cut into chunks
- Juice of 4 limes
- 1½ teaspoons berbere spice
- 3cm piece ginger, peeled & grated
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tablespoons of sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoky paprika
- ¼ cup passata (tomato sauce)
- ¼ cup fish stock
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander, leaves & stalks
Directions
Preparation:1hour ›
Cook:6min ›
Ready in:1hour6min
- Marinate fish in berbere spice and lime juice for 1 hour.
- Heat sesame oil, olive oil and paprika in frying pan.
- Add grated garlic and ginger. Fry until soft.
- Add fish chunks with marinade liquid, passata and fish stock. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Turn fish and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat, plate and garnish with coriander. Serve with injera (flat bread) and eat with your hands!
Berbere spice
Berbere spice is a staple spice mix in Ethiopian cooking. Its a blend of cumin, cardamom, allspice, fenugreek, cloves, ginger, turmeric, papriks and cinnamon.
