Traditional Ghana Fried Fish

Ingredients:

4 fresh small salmon or snapper

1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons peeled and finely grated fresh ginger

1-1/2 cups vegetable oil

2 fresh red chiles, mashed into a pulp

Cooking Instructions:

Scale and clean all the fish, remove the gills, and cut off the fins and the tails. Lay the fish flat on a chopping board, and make 2 deep but short diagonal cuts in each side, leaving 1/2 inch between the 2 cuts.

Prepare the seasoning by mixing the ginger, chiles, and salt into a paste, and stuff some in the cuts on both sides of each fish. Rub some of the remaining paste all over the fish. Heat the oil in a deep skillet, and deep-fry each fish until crisp and golden brown, being careful not to overcook. Remove from the oil and drain. Serve hot.

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