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Thieboudienne (Fish in the Manner of Dakar)

Thieboudienne (Fish in the Manner of Dakar) is a traditional Senegalese recipe for a classic dish of fish fillets layered in a casserole (or Dutch oven) with cabbage and sweet potatoes on top that's then covered with a tomato-based sauce with green bell peppers and onions that's gently simmered and served on a bed of rice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Senegalese version of: Fish in the Manner of Dakar (Thieboudienne).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

70 minutes

Total Time:

90 minutes

Serves:

8

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Spice RecipesVegetable RecipesSenegal Recipes



This dish (pronounced Cheb-o-Djin) is a Dakarian restaurant classic (though it tends only to be served in native and not tourist restaurants) and any flat fish fillets will work in it. It's based on the classic Senegalese Ceebu Jën made with vegetables, chicken, rice and beans, but is basically a more up-market version.

Ingredients:

200g onions, finely chopped
100g green bell pepper, finely diced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
120ml oil
180ml tomato paste
500ml water
8 x 250g fish fillets (haddock, halibut, sole or flounder etc all work well)
8 cabbage wedges 5cm wide at the widest point.
8 halves of peeled sweet potatoes

Method:

Fry the onion, green bell peppers, cayenne pepper in the oil for a few minutes then add the tomato paste blended smoothly in the water. Lay the fish fillets in the bottom of a large casserole dish add the cabbage wedges on top and then the sweet potato. Pour the tomato mixture over the top, cover tightly and simmer for an hour on very low heat until the vegetables are tender.

Serve on a bed of rice, placing a fish portion on each plate and arranging a cabbage wedge, sweet potato half, a spoonful of pimento and one pickled chilli around the fish.