Ceviche recipes

Tahitian-style angelfish ceviche with citrus dressing and beetroot salad

Fish recipes

Baked fish with sweet chilli sauce

15 minutes

Chilli recipes

Coriander and chilli-crumbed fish with chunky tomatoes

15 minutes

Couscous recipes

Pickled Angelfish

45 minutes

Pickled Angelfish

Serves 4 to 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes, plus 2 days chilling time

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 kg Angelfish (or any sustainable firm white, filleted fish)
Flour for dusting
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil for frying
4 large onions
3 T home-made masala
1 T turmeric
1 T whole coriander seeds
3 chillies
3 cups white vinegar
150 g white sugar
1 cup water
3-5 bay leaves or bruised fresh lemon leaves
Sultanas a handful

Method

Dust the angelfish fillets with a little flour, salt and pepper, then shallow-fry in vegetable oil until nicely browned and just cooked. Set aside.

Peel and halve the onions, then slice thinly across the grain.

Combine the spices, vinegar, sugar and water in a large saucepan. Add the onion and bay or lemon leaves and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the onions are tender but still with a bit of bite. Taste to check the sweet-sour balance.

Flake the fish into large pieces, then layer with the spice and vinegar mixture and sultanas in a large glass jar or ceramic container, tightly packing the fish and dividing the liquid and onion so that there’s enough to sufficiently cover each layer. Cover and leave to cool. Chill for at least 2 days before serving.

Cook’s note: To make the hanepoot sambal, mix sliced hanepoot grapes with fresh coriander leaves, then drizzle with lemon juice and top with finely chopped chilli.

TASTE’s take:
Enjoy this Cape Malay classic made with firm angelfish fillets chilled or at room temperature. Serve it with naan bread or a roti, korrelkonfyt spiced with chilli, cinnamon and star anise, a fresh hanepoot and dhanya sambal, full-cream yoghurt, whole gooseberries and samphire.

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