Banana Leaf Fish

Name: Banana Leaf Fish
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 fish (red, tilapia) of 1.5 kg, clean; Lemon juice; Salt to taste; Cilantro to taste; For the pimenta and dried shrimp sauce; 1/2 cup of dendê oil; 4 diced tomatoes; 2 diced onions; 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro; 300g of dried shrimp, head and tail removed, blended in a liquidizer; 4 crushed Malagueta peppers; Salt to taste

1
1 fish (red, tilapia) of 1.5 kg, clean
2
Lemon juice
3
Salt to taste
4
Cilantro to taste
5
For the pimenta and dried shrimp sauce
6
1/2 cup of dendê oil
7
4 diced tomatoes
8
2 diced onions
9
3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
10
300g of dried shrimp, head and tail removed, blended in a liquidizer
11
4 crushed Malagueta peppers
12
Salt to taste

Ingredients

1
1 fish (red, tilapia) of 1.5 kg, clean
2
Lemon juice
3
Salt to taste
4
Cilantro to taste
5
For the pimenta and dried shrimp sauce
6
1/2 cup of dendê oil
7
4 diced tomatoes
8
2 diced onions
9
3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
10
300g of dried shrimp, head and tail removed, blended in a liquidizer
11
4 crushed Malagueta peppers
12
Salt to taste

Directions

1
Season the fish with salt, lemon, and cilantro
2
Place it on a banana leaf, wrap it, and put it in a moderate oven (180°C), preheated, until inserting a fork, the meat falls apart into flakes
3
While that's cooking, prepare the sauce: heat dendê oil in a pan, add tomato, onion, and cilantro, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring
4
Add dried shrimp and pimenta, and cook for 2 minutes
5
Season to taste
6
If the sauce gets too thick, add a little water
7
Serve with the fish.