Peixe Grelhado Mocambicano

Name: Peixe Grelhado Mocambicano
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mozambican
Ingredients: 1 whole fish, cleaned; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 lemons, juiced; 2 tbsp piri piri sauce

Peixe Grelhado/PAY-sheh grel-YAH-doh/

Also known as: Grilled Fish

About this dish

Whole grilled fish marinated in garlic, lemon, and piri piri, a classic Mozambican coastal dish.

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Ingredients

🐟1 whole fish, cleaned

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

🍋2 lemons, juiced

🌶️2 tbsp piri piri sauce

Method

Serves 2

Score the fish and marinate in garlic, lemon juice, and piri piri.

Grill over hot charcoal until the skin is charred and the flesh flakes easily.

Baste occasionally with the marinade while grilling.

Serve with rice or xima.

Garnish with extra lemon.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Peixe grelhado is a widely eaten Mozambican coastal dish, using the country's abundant fresh seafood.

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