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Fish fofos

Fish fofos

A Portuguese dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 57 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 2 people +

Changed from 4 to 2 people · Back to 4

Main ingredient

  • 11 oz haddock

Fresh & other

  • 5 oz potatoes
  • 1 green chile Shopping tip: Jalapeño for mild (seeds out); serrano for hot.
  • 1 ½ tbsp cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 ginger
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ⅓ oz breadcrumbs

Sauces & oils

  • For frying vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (2): cumin seeds, pepper
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ¼ tsp pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Put the fish into a lidded pan.

  2. Pour over enough water to cover.

  3. Bring to a simmer and poach for 10 min over a low heat using the lid on.

  4. Drain and flake the fish.

  5. Put the ginger, garlic, black pepper, cumin, coriander, green chilli, potato and fish in a large bowl.

  6. Season.

  7. Add the rice flour.

  8. Mix well and break in about 1 egg.

  9. Stir the mixture and divide into 15.

  10. Form into small logs.

  11. Break the remaining eggs into a bowl.

  12. Whisk lightly.

  13. Put the breadcrumbs into another bowl.

  14. Dip every fofo in your beaten egg followed by the breadcrumb mixture.

  15. Chill for 20 minutes.

  16. Heat ½ inch of oil in a big frying pan over a medium heat.

  17. Fry the fofos in batches for 2 min on each side, turning to get an even golden colour all over.

  18. Drain on kitchen paper.

  19. Repeat with the remaining fofos.

  20. For the onion salad.

  21. Mix the lemon juice, coriander and onion with a pinch of salt.

  22. Serve with the fofos and mango chutney.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.