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Ai-kameik (fish and vegetable stew)

A Timorese fish stew simmered with tomatoes, onions and chilli, sometimes softened with coconut milk. An everyday family dish, served piping hot with white rice.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

365 kcal per serving

Protein
30.2 g
Carbohydrates
9.2 g
of which sugars
6.6 g
Fat
22.2 g
of which saturated fat
13.4 g
Fiber
3.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the fish into large chunks, sprinkle with lime juice and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
  2. Slice the onions, crush the garlic and cut the chilli into thin rounds.
  3. Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onions, garlic and chilli for 4 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Add the diced tomatoes and the turmeric, then cook for 5 minutes until the sauce breaks down.
  5. Pour in the coconut milk, add the salt and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  6. Carefully lay the fish pieces in the sauce, cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes without stirring, until the flesh flakes easily.
  7. Adjust the seasoning with pepper and lime juice, then serve piping hot with white rice.

Variations and tips

Without coconut milk. Replace the coconut milk with 200 ml of fish stock for a lighter, spicier stew.

With what's available here. If bonito or snapper are hard to find, use cod or pollock, thawed and patted dry.

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Original Ecomely recipe.