Mozambican grilled fish with peri peri sauce is a popular and traditional African dish that originates from Mozambique. This recipe features a grilled fish coated in a spicy and tangy peri peri sauce, which is made with a blend of hot chili peppers, lemon juice, garlic, and other seasonings.Â
Ingredients:
- 4 medium-sized whole fish, cleaned and scaled (about 1.2 kg)
- olive oil 30 mL
- Juice of 2 lemons (60 mL)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Peri peri sauce (45 mL)
- garlic cloves, minced
- fresh parsley chopped (15 g)
- Cilantro (15 g)
Instructions:
- Preheat the grill to high heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Score the fish on both sides with a sharp knife and rub the marinade all over.
- In another bowl, mix together the peri peri sauce, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and chopped cilantro.
- Place the fish on the hot grill and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, until the skin is crispy and the flesh is cooked through.
- During the last minute of cooking, baste the fish with the peri peri sauce mixture on both sides.
- Once done, remove the fish from the grill and serve with extra peri sauce on the side.
Mozambican grilled fish with peri peri sauce is a delicious and flavorful dish that is easy to prepare and perfect for seafood lovers. The combination of grilled fish with the spicy and tangy peri sauce is sure to satisfy your taste buds.
Note: If you don’t have access to peri sauce, you can make your own by blending together red chili peppers, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GRILLED FISH WITH MAZAMBICAN PERI-PERI SAUCE:
- Grilled fish with Mozambican peri-peri sauce is a tasty and nutritious choice.
- Protein-rich grilled fish with a spicy peri-peri sauce is a great meal option.
- The chili peppers used to make peri-peri sauce are a good source of vitamin C and antioxidants.
- There’s a possibility that the sauce may kill microorganisms and reduce inflammation.
- Grilled fish doused in peri-peri sauce is a delicious and healthy addition to any diet.