Feast · 35 min · serves 2
Whole fried tilapia with lime
From the kitchen of Dunga Beach, Kisumu
Scored, salted, fried hard, finished with lime. The way it is served on a plastic table at Dunga Beach.
Method
- 01
Score the fish three times on each side, right down to the bone.
- 02
Salt generously and leave for fifteen minutes. Pat dry — this is the step people skip.
- 03
Fry in deep hot oil, six minutes a side, without moving it around.
- 04
Rest on a rack, never on paper. Squeeze lime over and scatter crushed chilli.
