PreparationGut and scale the fish, wash it and cut it into 2cm slices.If the head is very large, cut it in half lengthways. Otherwise, leave it whole.Finely chop the onions lengthways.Dice the tomatoes.Crush the garlic, salt, chillies, ginger and Kaffir lime.Fry the onions with the thyme until brown.Add the spices and stir.Add the saffron and tomatoes. Stir vigorously.Cover and simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes.Add ½ glass of water. Stir the sauce. Add the fish slices to the pan.Cover and simmer for 8 minutes.Turn the slices carefully and continue cooking for another eight minutes on a medium heat.Add extra water as desired to increase the quantity of sauce.Stir carefully and leave to simmer for a few moments.Ingredients1 large redfish (1.5kg)300g onions400g very ripe tomatoes8 to 10 garlic clovessalt12 chilli peppersPiece of Kaffir lime zest or 3 Kaffir lime leavesPiece of ginger½ teaspoon Saffron1 sprig thyme5 tablespoons oil Serve hot with a sprinkle of parsley and finely-chopped spring onions.
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