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African Fish in Batter
This snack is made by coating fish in batter then deep-frying to perfection. The fish is incredibly tasty! The batter is so crunchy. It is the perfect snack, picnic food or homemade fast food. Pair it with some chips of choice if you wish.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 medium fish of choice - mackerel, tilapia, etc (1-2 pounds or 1/2-1 kg) (substitute with fish fillet of choice)
- 1 cup flour (125 grams)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 medium onion - roughly chopped
- 1/2 stem celery
- 2 sprigs parsley/cilantro
- 4 cloves garlic - peeled
- 1/2 inch ginger - peeled
- 1 stem green onion - chopped
- 1 small Maggi cube (substitute with a teaspoon of bouillon powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- Oil for frying - I used corn oil
Instructions
- 1
Cut fish into really thin slices- about 7-8 slices per fish. Rinse thoroughly then pat dry with a paper towel to absorb excess water.
- 2
Make the marinade.
- 3
Make the batter.
- 4
To make the fish in batter.