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Dawie’s Curry Fish

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AuthorJan Bouwer
DifficultyIntermediate

A traditional South African-style pickled curry fish made with fresh stockfish, tangy vinegar sauce, and layers of onions, best served chilled on fresh bread.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time1 hr

 1 kg Fresh stockfishcut into chunks
 4 Onionssliced into rings
 400500 ml Brown grape vinegar
 400500 ml Water
 200250 ml Sugar
 125250 ml Oilfor frying fish
 1 tbsp Cake flour
 5 ml Turmeric
 5 ml Chili powder
 1015 ml Paco masala
 5 Curry leaves
 5 ml Coriander powderdhania
 5 ml Cumin powderjeera
 5 Whole cloves
 10 ml Saltto taste – 5ml for sauce, 5ml on fish

1

Cut fish into chunks and sprinkle with fish spice and salt.

2

Place water, vinegar, sugar, and onions in a pot and cook for 15 minutes until onions are glassy.

3

Roll fish in flour and place in a dish.

4

Add spices to the vinegar mixture in the pot and cook for a further 15 minutes. Taste for sourness and sweetness and adjust as needed.

5

Thicken the sauce with flour mixed in water.

6

Fry fish in a pan with oil until light brown on both sides.

7

Place the cooked fish on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.

8

Layer onions in a glass dish, place a layer of fish on top, and repeat with another layer of onions and fish.

9

Pour the remaining sauce and onions on top and let cool.

10

Store in the fridge for 24 hours.

11

Serve on fresh bread with salad, or just as you like it! There should be extra sauce remaining – store in the fridge and add the remaining sauce to the fish mixture once the first serving is taken. Alternatively, use a bigger dish!

CategoryCuisineCooking MethodDiet

Ingredients

 1 kg Fresh stockfishcut into chunks
 4 Onionssliced into rings
 400500 ml Brown grape vinegar
 400500 ml Water
 200250 ml Sugar
 125250 ml Oilfor frying fish
 1 tbsp Cake flour
 5 ml Turmeric
 5 ml Chili powder
 1015 ml Paco masala
 5 Curry leaves
 5 ml Coriander powderdhania
 5 ml Cumin powderjeera
 5 Whole cloves
 10 ml Saltto taste – 5ml for sauce, 5ml on fish

Directions

1

Cut fish into chunks and sprinkle with fish spice and salt.

2

Place water, vinegar, sugar, and onions in a pot and cook for 15 minutes until onions are glassy.

3

Roll fish in flour and place in a dish.

4

Add spices to the vinegar mixture in the pot and cook for a further 15 minutes. Taste for sourness and sweetness and adjust as needed.

5

Thicken the sauce with flour mixed in water.

6

Fry fish in a pan with oil until light brown on both sides.

7

Place the cooked fish on kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.

8

Layer onions in a glass dish, place a layer of fish on top, and repeat with another layer of onions and fish.

9

Pour the remaining sauce and onions on top and let cool.

10

Store in the fridge for 24 hours.

11

Serve on fresh bread with salad, or just as you like it! There should be extra sauce remaining – store in the fridge and add the remaining sauce to the fish mixture once the first serving is taken. Alternatively, use a bigger dish!

Dawie’s Curry Fish

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