Whole Grilled Fish with Pepper Sauce

Whole grilled fish with pepper sauce is a bold, flavorful Nigerian dish featuring a whole fish seasoned, grilled over open heat, and topped or served with a fiery pepper sauce. It’s especially popular at outdoor bars, beach spots, and evening gatherings across Nigeria.

Ingredients

• 1 whole fish ( Snapper,cleaned)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 onion
• 4 scotch bonnet
• 2 bell pepper
• 4 seasoning cubes
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Clean the fish thoroughly and make diagonal slits on both sides to help it cook evenly and absorb the
2. seasoning
3. Season with salt and 2 seasoning cubes let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
4. In a blender, combine the bell peppers, scotch bonnet, onions and blend coarsely. You can adjust the
5. number of peppers based on your desired spice level.
6. In a pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Pour in the blended pepper mixture. Cook for about
7. 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the oil starts to separate.
8. Stir in seasoning cubes and salt to taste. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set
9. aside.
10. Place the fish on a prepared oven tray. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes. Pour the pepper sauce over the fish or
11. serve it on the side.
12. Best served with fried yam