Smoked Cat fish (Poisson Fume)

Feature Cook: Caroline from The DRC

SMOKED CAT FISH RECIPEIngredients:

  • Cat fish (poisson fume)
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Green pepper
  • Garlic
  • Cooking oil
  • Salt and spices

Preparation:

Cat fish (poisson fume) preparation – Soak the cat fish in boiling hot water for 15-20 minutes, remove the fish and wash it thoroughly making sure that all bones, sand and salt have been removed. Drain fish of all water.

Method:

  1. Heat up a frying pan, add cooking oil.
  2. Once the oil has heated up add fish to the pan, keep stirring to not let fish stick to the pan.
  3. Add salt and spices for flavor
  4. Add onions and  keep stirring
  5. Add tomatoes and stir then add green pepper and garlic
  6. Keep stirring allow all those flavors to cook in for about 10 minutes
  7. Remove from pan and serve.

Serving suggestions:

Serve fried cat fish with Pondu and Pap for a wholesome meal.

SMOKED CAT FISH RECIPE