Poisson Yassa (fish Yassa)

Total Time: 9 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup peanut oil (or any cooking oil)
• 4 onions, cut up
• 8 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 8 tablespoons vinegar (cider vinegar is good) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard (optional)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce (optional)
• chili pepper, cleaned and finely chopped to taste (optional)
• cayenne pepper or red pepper, black pepper, salt to taste
• 1 large whole fish (or several small fish whole, filleted, or cut into serving-sized pieces)

Recipe

• 1 if using whole fish:.
• 2 cut several slits in the side of the fish to allow it to better marinate.
• 3 in a glass bowl or baking pan mix all ingredients (except the fish) to make a marinade.
• 4 place the fish in the marinade, covering both sides, and allow it to marinate an hour.
• 5 remove fish from the marinade, but save the marinade.
• 6 cook according to one of the following methods.
• 7 cooking method 1: cook fish over an outdoor grill (or broil fish in a hot oven) until done. if grilling: a hinged wire basket made for holding fish on the grill is very useful.
• 8 cooking method 2: in a frypan, fry the fish on each side in hot oil until done.
• 9 while fish is cooking: pour the marinade into a saucepan and bring to a slow boil. reduce heat and simmer until the marinade thickens into a sauce.
• 10 place the fish over cooked rice on a serving dish and cover with sauce.