2 lime juiced for washing fish
4 liters of water
2 large potatoes chopped and peeled
2 sweet potatoes chopped and peeled
4 green figs chopped and peeled
1 large carrot, sliced
5 ochroes
3 large eddoes chopped and peeled
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
2 celery, sliced in 1-inch pieces
1 hot pepper, whole
2 thyme leaves
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 lime juiced when to serve
Salt and black pepper
Green Seasoning
4 large chadon beni / bandania) leaves chopped
1 large garlic peeled
4 large scallions, chopped
Flour Dumplings
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon of oil
1 tablespoon of oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
Water for kneading (about 3/4 cup)
Directions
Peel, wash and cut veggies evenly, slice onion
Leave root vegetables immersed in water to prevent them from getting black.
Mince chadon beni / bandania, garlic and scallions in a blender.
Soak fish in water, flour and lime juice for a few minutes then rinse and drain.
Season fish with 1 table spoon of salt, a dash of black pepper and mix the blended chadon beni / bandania, garlic and scallions.
Marinate fish for 1/2 hour.
Bring 2 liters of water to boil in a large pot and season the water with salt, a dash of black pepper and cover over high heat. Add onion, potato, sweet potato, green fig, carrot, eddoes, onion, celery, thyme, whole hot pepper and reserved 3 table spoon of green seasoning during boiling.
Reduce heat to low and continue cooking vegetables in a fork like tender but firm, approximately 20-30 minutes.
Add dumplings and reduce heat and simmer until dumplings are cooked, about 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons ketchup and 2 tablespoons lime juice, chadon beni, shredded garlic and mix and add to pot. Stir contents of pot gently.
Adjust season to taste with salt.
Serve hot in a large bowl, with lime juice and sliced hot pepper on the side to adjust taste according to one's preference.
First time i tried fish broth & i loveeeeeeeddd it..thank you so much
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ReplyDeleteMouth watering ;-)
ReplyDeleteNeed lime pepper for this dish
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