Kenyan Baked curried fish (Mtuza wa Samaki)

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

2 lbs. white fish, bones removed

3 large yellow onions, sliced

2 tblsp. Oil

2 chili peppers or 1 tsp. cayenne pepper

3 cloves garlic

4 medium-size tomatoes, or 6 oz. tomato paste

1/2 cup white vinegar

1/2 tsp. ground cardamom

1/2 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. salt

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay the fish in a baking pan. Heat oil to a moderate temperature and fry the onion slices until they are transparent. Arrange over the fish. Combine the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. (Or crush chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle and mash tomatoes well with a fork before combining with other ingredients.) Pour over fish, cover the pot, and simmer about 30 minutes until fish is just cooked.

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