Fish boulettes pour Elodie
Print recipe| Serves | 4 |
| Meal type | Snack |
Ingredients
- Fr the boulettes
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 habanero pepper, (seeded and chopped (optional))
- 2 onions, (roughly chopped)
- 2 scallions, white and light green stalks only, (roughly chopped)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 vegetable or fish bouillon cube
- 2lb firm, white flesh fish fillets, such as snapper, bass, or grouper
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup water or milk
- Peanut oil, (for frying)
- 2 onions, (roughly chopped)
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 1 fish bouillon cube
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 3 ripe plum tomatoes, (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 springs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 habanero pepper
- 2 cups water
Directions
| 1. | To make the boulettes: using a mortal and pestle or a food processor, pound or mix the garlic, habanero (if using), onions, and scallions, along with the parsley, salt, pepper, and bouillon cube until well blended. Remove onion mixture and set aside |
| 2. | Cut the fish into small cubes and pound or process until smooth. Add the reserved onion mixture, breadcrumbs, and water or milk. Stir well to blend, and adjust seasonings. |
| 3. | Lightly oil your hands and shape the mixture into walnut-size rounds. |
| 4. | Pour about 1 inch oil into a large saute pan. Heat the oil over medium-high to 375 F. Add the boulettes and deep-fry until nicely brown, about 5 minutes. Serve with sauce and sliced baguettes or other crusty French bread. |
| 5. | To make the sauce: Pound the onions, garlic, pepercorns, and bouillon cube using a mortar and pestle or process roughly in a food processor |
| 6. | In a pot, heat the oil over medium heat; add the onion mixture, and slowly saute 3 to 4 minutes. When the onions are soft, add the chopped tomato, and tomato paste (after loosening the paste with a little water). When the sauce beings to simmer, add the thyme, bay leaf and habanero. Let simmer a few minutes before adding about 2 cups of water. Stir and let simmer an additional 30 minutes |
