Baked Pira-Pira Tilapia With Crushed Potatoes
3 min read
A healthy low-fat, low-calorie fish dish that's bursting with flavour as well as being rich in fibre, folate, iron and vitamin C.
Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 35 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 600g small new potatoes
- 2 red peppers, cut into chunky pieces
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large pieces of tilapia or cod
- Green salad to serve
For the Piri-Piri sauce:
- 6 hot pickled peppers
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon, juiced, and zest
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
Method:
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Heat oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Boil the potatoes until knife-tender, then drain. Spread out on a large baking tray and gently crush with the back of a spatula. Add the peppers, drizzle with the vinegar and oil, season well and roast for 25 mins.
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Put the piri-piri ingredients in a food processor with some salt. Purée until fine, then pour into a bowl. Put the fish on a baking tray and spoon over some of the piri-piri sauce. Season and bake for the final 10 mins of the potatoes’ cooking time. Serve everything with the extra sauce and a green salad on the side.
Credit: Jennifer Joyce