Poisson Yassa Fish Yassa Recipes

POISSON YASSA (FISH YASSA)

Steps:

• If using whole fish:.
• Cut several slits in the side of the fish to allow it to better marinate.
• In a glass bowl or baking pan mix all ingredients (except the fish) to make a marinade.
• Place the fish in the marinade, covering both sides, and allow it to marinate an hour.
• Remove fish from the marinade, but save the marinade.
• Cook according to one of the following methods.
• Cooking method 1: Cook fish over an outdoor grill (or broil fish in a hot oven) until done. If grilling: a hinged wire basket made for holding fish on the grill is very useful.
• Cooking method 2: In a frypan, fry the fish on each side in hot oil until done.
• While fish is cooking: Pour the marinade into a saucepan and bring to a slow boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the marinade thickens into a sauce.
• Place the fish over cooked rice on a serving dish and cover with sauce.

FISH YASSA

Steps:

• 1. Rinse the steaks under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels. Season the fish with salt and pepper and place in a baking dish just large enough to hold them flat in a single layer. Whisk the lemon juice and oil in a small bowl to blend and pour over the fish. Turn the steaks once or twice to coat, then cover and let marinate, in the refrigerator, for 1 to 2 hours.2. Preheat the grill to high.3. When almost ready to grill, prepare the sauce. Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in the paprika, then add the onions, carrot, and chile and sauté until the onion is translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the water, 1/4 cup each lemon juice, and mustard, and the vinegar and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce until reduced, thick, and richly flavored, about 15 minutes, stirring often the onions should remain a little crisp. Remove from the heat and taste for seasoning, adding salt, pepper, mustard, or lemon juice as necessary the sauce should be highly seasoned. Cover and keep warm.4. When ready to cook the steaks, oil the grill grate. Remove the steaks from the marinade and arrange, facing in the same direction, on the hot grate. Grill until cooked through in the center when pierced with a knife, 4 to 6 minutes per side, turning over carefully with a long spatula. For an attractive crosshatch of grill marks, rotate the steaks 90 degrees after the first 2 minutes on each side.5. Using the spatula, carefully transfer the steaks to serving plates or a platter and spoon the sauce on top. Serve immediately.Serves 4

FISH YASSA

Steps:

• First you need to put all the ingredients except the fish in a large bowl and mix.
• Season the fish with some salt then add to the marinade above. Make sure the fish is all covered up in the marinade.
• Leave the fish to marinate for about an hour.
• After an hour, take the fish out and scrape off any bits from the marinade.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep pan.
• Brown the fish fillets on both side about (3 minutes each side) and set aside.
• In the same pan (with the brown bits) add just the onions from the marinade without the liquid and fry/saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add the rest of the juices from the marinade and about 100ml water, cover the pan and leave the onions to cook for about 10-15 minutes. You need the onions to still have a little bite and not completely soft.
• Add some salt seasoning if necessary then add the fish back to cook through.
• Serve with mashed potatoes , cous cous or rice.