Francis and Tupou's Pata Ika
INGREDIENTS
2 pieces of Wahoo ( or any firm flesh fish e.g. Marlin or Tuna)
6 ripe Pata Bananas (lady fingers)
1 medium brown onion (finely sliced)
1 small Green Onion (spring onion)
1 green Capsicum (finely diced)
1 red tomato (finely diced)
The Milk from 1 and half coconuts (1 can coconut cream)
The juice from one bush lemon (kola)
Pinch salt
METHOD
- Remove the skin from the Wahu and discard, cut the flesh into strips and place into (salted) boiling water until cooked. (10 minutes), remove from the pot.
- When the fish is cooked remove from the pot and shred to make sure the bones are all removed.
- Peel and slice the ripe Pata banana and place into a small pot.
- Place the fish in the pot with the Pata banana add sliced brown onions, diced capsicum, diced tomatoes add the coconut milk and lemon juice and bring to the heat.
- Gently simmer until the coconut milk is thick , do not stir it as it will become mush, just let it do its thing.
- After 10 minutes it is ready to serve. With a fish slice carefully remove from the pot so all the layers are in place, (Pata at the bottom).
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