Smoorsnoek
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Fish & Seafood
Description
A mouth-watering South African classic!
Ingredients
1 Tbsp (15 ml) vegetable oil
2 medium onions, finely sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
¼ tsp (1.25 ml) dried chilli flakes
500 g sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 cm cubes
2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
250 g smoked snoek, bones and skin removed and shredded
Juice of 1 small lemon
Handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
Instructions
Heat the oil and sauté the onions until softened and glossy. Add the garlic and chilli and fry for another minute.
Add the sweet potatoes, cover and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes. Now add the snoek and heat through for a few minutes. Gently stir in the lemon juice and coriander. Season to taste.
Serve with some extra slices of lemon.
