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Kapenta with tomato and onion

A Zambian Kitchen adaptation: dried small fish browned in a pan with onion, tomato, curry and green pepper.

Country
Zambia
Region
East Africa
Time
Not recorded
Yield
Not recorded
Level
medium
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6 steps Not recorded prep Not recorded cook (check method) Not recorded total medium
1
Sort and dry-pan
Remove debris. Stir the dried fish in a dry pan for about 5 minutes without scorching.
Dry-pan checkpoint 05:00
2
Soak and drain
Cover with warm water for about 5 minutes, then lift out and drain.
Warm-soak checkpoint 05:00
3
Brown the fish
Heat the oil in a pan. Add the drained fish and salt; keep frying until the fish starts to brown.
4
Cook onion and tomato
Add the onion and curry, then the tomato. Continue frying until the onion and tomato are cooked.
5
Finish with pepper
Add the chopped green pepper last and fry for a few minutes. Use texture as the guide; the source gives no exact duration.
6
Serve
Serve with nshima and a cooked vegetable side. Portions and total cooking time are not stated by the source.

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Nshima and a cooked vegetable side

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