Fatima's Pickled fish recipe
- Elizabeth du Toit
- Apr 20, 2016
- 1 min read

Ingredients
10-15 pieces of fish ( I'm using hake) 6 / 8 large onions chopped into rings 1 cup of water 1 cup of vinegar 5 bay leaves Some peppercorns Coriander seeds 1/2 cup of sugar 2 tsp of salt 2 tablespoons of masala 2 teaspoons of turmeric Some cake flour
You may use pickled fish masala
Method
Season fish with 1 tsp of salt and fish masala and some turmeric or packo masala , dip the seasoned fish in a little cake flour and then fry in shallow oil about two minutes on each side depending on thickness of fish .place in a big bowl and put aside .
In a medium sized pot on high heat add a cup of water and a cup of vinegar , five bay leaves and some peppercorns ,2 teaspoons of turmeric and 2 tbsps of fish masala or packo masala ( pickle fish masala you may use ) and 1and a 1/2 tsp of salt . Bring to the boil and add six to eight onions that has been chopped/ ringed onions ... Add half a cup of sugar . Simmer for 8 minutes until all the flavours has infused into onions . Take off heat and pour over the fish in a bowl ... Wait to cool . Cover and place in fridge until ready to eat . Enjoy.
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