Peixe Frito com Farofa (Fried Fish with Toasted Cassava Crumb)
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Ingredients
- 600 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
- 60 g plain flour
- 100 g gari (cassava granules)
- 30 g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 397 kcal
- Protein
- 30.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 36 g
- of which sugars
- 3.2 g
- Fat
- 14.6 g
- of which saturates
- 5.1 g
- Fibre
- 2.4 g
- Salt
- 0.49 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Stir in the gari and toast for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until golden and fragrant. Tip out and set aside.
- 3
Wipe out the pan, dust the fish fillets in the plain flour and heat the olive oil.
- 4
Fry the fish for 3-4 minutes each side, until golden and it flakes easily.
- 5
Serve the fish with the toasted cassava crumb scattered over and lime wedges alongside.

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