I can already hear the “But 9jafoodie, this isn’t croaker fish now”, Yes I am aware of that. When I created this recipe originally, I had access to croaker fish, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it so I didn’t photograph my journey. The recipe was a hit and when I decided to recreate it for the blog, I couldn’t find a good size croaker fish. Just pretend I used croaker fish.
Ingredients
- 1 large size croaker fish ( or 2 smaller once)
- 4ooml coconut milk (~ 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 of a medium onion (chopped)
- 2 Garlic cloves (chopped)
- 2 maggi cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 table spoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 large tomato (Optional)
Direction:
- Clean and pat dry the fish. using a knife, create deep incisions all along the fish. Set in a oven safe deep dish
- In a bowl combine the coconut milk, maggi, salt, thyme, onion, garlic, olive oil and pepper. pour the mixture over the fish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the fish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven, with a serving spoon remove half of the cooking liquid and set aside. Return the fish to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
Remove the fish from the broth, in a blender combine the broth (with onions and all) and the tomato. blend until smooth. Set the pureed mixture in a medium pot over high heat and cook until it is reduced ( ~10mins).
- Serve the tomato and Coconut sauce on the fish.
If I can’t get the ready-made coconut milk, can I blend coconut itself and sieve it
Yes, you can make your own coconut cream. blend coconut and strain (like ogi). then place on medium heat and boil until thickened and reduced.
Hi 9jafoodie,
The recipe calls for one large tomato in the ingredient list but a puree in the cooking instructions. Which one should we use? Thanks.
Fresh tomato, sorry about the confusion. Recipe clarified.
I must try this.. delicious.
It is :)
Thank you for this recipe. It was delicious, my husband who is not a lover of non fried fish loved it and cleared his plate. The only changes I made was to add some hot sauce and sweet chili sauce when blending the coconut and tomato sauce. It was delicious. Definitely a keeper. Thank you.
Yeiiii!!! Thanks for the feedback
na wa o, amazing food things dey happen for here. am so inspired to revive my love for cooking. thnx
:)
Jesus! Did u know this brought me and my boyfriend back? Cos he said he can’t stand anoda man enjoy this.;) thks to u
o wow.. this is great dear, congratulations.
Very interesting indeed I ll try ir with another type of fish cos crocker is nt available in d country am staying
Can you use light coconut milk and adobo seasoning instead of the 2 magi cubes?
You sure can …..
do u cover the baking dish,and what other option if no baking fish
No, you do not need to cover the baking dish.
Abeg, what do you eat this with? Also, would this go very well with Salmon?
RICE OR pasta…. Sockeye salmon will work .
Now i’ve found my weekend project, i’m not very adventurous with food but everytime i visit ur blog i get inspired to try more variety of foods, thanks a lot
I don’t know who :(. lol. I am happy the blog inspires you :)
Has anyone told you how wicked you are…I mean, you put all these delicious food up here and just go away like that, JK. On a more serious note, how can you keep doing this to me? Next time, I ‘m only visiting your blog when I’m not hungry. Great work, keep it up.
LOL….. YES, I have been told. hahah. Thanks love! longest time :)
dis is really yummy i must try dis…but dat looks like spring onion right?
Thanks much! yes, it is spring onion.
Wow it looks soo amazing, and it is healthy as well, i see there is very little oil in the recipe.. me is going to try this over the weekend
Very tasty and yummm!!! let us know how it turns out