Thiéboudienne

Name: Thiéboudienne
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Senegal
Ingredients: 1.5kg whole fish (snapper or grouper), cleaned; 500g broken rice (or regular long grain); 400g tinned tomatoes, blended; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 1 large onion, diced; 4 garlic cloves; large bunch flat-leaf parsley and coriander; 1 scotch bonnet chilli; 2 carrots, halved; 2 turnips, quartered; 300g white cabbage, wedged; 3 tbsp oil

Senegal

Thiéboudienne (or ceebu jen in Wolof, meaning rice and fish) is UNESCO-recognised as Senegal's national dish. It is considered the origin of the Spanish-Caribbean rice dishes that became paella and arroz con pollo.

Senegal's magnificent national dish — whole fish stuffed with herb paste, cooked in a rich tomato broth with vegetables, served over broken rice that absorbs all the flavours. West Africa's greatest rice dish.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

1 hr 30 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

450 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole fish (snapper or grouper), cleaned

500gbroken rice (or regular long grain)

400gtinned tomatoes, blended

3 tbsptomato purée

1 largeonion, diced

4garlic cloves

large bunchflat-leaf parsley and coriander

1scotch bonnet chilli

2carrots, halved

2turnips, quartered

300gwhite cabbage, wedged

3 tbspoil

Method

Blend parsley, coriander, garlic and scotch bonnet to a paste. Stuff into cuts in the fish.

Fry onion until golden. Add tomato purée and cook 5 minutes until dark.

Add blended tomatoes and 1.5L water. Bring to boil.

Add fish and vegetables. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove fish carefully when cooked.

Remove most of the broth, leaving enough to cook the rice.

Add rice to remaining broth. Cover and cook on low 20-25 minutes.

Arrange rice on a large platter. Place fish and vegetables on top.

Chef's Tip

The ratio of broth to rice is critical — the rice must absorb all the liquid and take on all the flavour from the fish and vegetables.

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