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Kalulu (fried fish in spicy sauce)

Golden fried fish topped with a well-spiced tomato and onion sauce. A popular street food and home dish, it is eaten with foufou or rice to soak up the sauce.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

On the side

Nutrition facts

306 kcal per serving

Protein
38.4 g
Carbohydrates
8.8 g
of which sugars
7 g
Fat
12.1 g
of which saturated fat
1.6 g
Fiber
3.1 g

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

Instructions

  1. Clean the fish, score it diagonally on each side and rub it with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
  2. Heat the oil in a wide pan and fry the fish over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes per side, until golden.
  3. Drain the fish on paper towels and set aside.
  4. In the remaining oil, fry one sliced onion and the garlic for 3 minutes.
  5. Add the diced tomatoes and chopped chilies, and simmer for 10 minutes until you have a thick sauce.
  6. Return the fish to the sauce and heat it through for 5 minutes, then serve with the remaining raw sliced onion.

Variations and tips

Very spicy version. Add an extra crushed chili to the sauce.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.