Somali Sautéed Salmon - Bajuni Coastal Recipe

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Easy coastal Somalia sautéed salmon recipe.

Garlic salmon is a traditional fish recipe among the Bajuni communities in Somalia. Bajuni people are a people of mixed descent Arab, Portuguese and African living on the Bajuni Islands along the coast of Somalia and Kenya in the Somali Sea.

Quick Answer: Somali sautéed salmon is a traditional Bajuni coastal dish featuring salmon fillets cooked with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Ready in 18 minutes, it's typically served with injera bread and banana.

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 8 mins | Total: 18 mins | Servings: 2 | Cuisine: Somali

The Bajuni are a Swahili speaking people who belong to small independent ethnic community whose occupations are predominantly unskilled labors. The small Bajuni communities are predominately Muslim.

In the Indian Ocean, the 3,333 kilometer or 2,071 mile Somali coast line is the longest in Africa. Somalia's coastline consists of the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Guardafui Channel to the northeast, and the Somali Sea to the east.

Somalin’s love their beef, goat, rice, beans, injera and vegetables; do not forget the banana that is eaten with nearly every meal. Just as with most places in the world, what is on the menu depends on the cooks’ location. Coastal Somali has one of the best fishing grounds in the world and fish recipes are abundant.

Cannot find salmon; then choose the freshest fish you can find. The idea is to add more seafood straight from the sea and enjoy the fresh fish taste. It should smell like the sea but not at all fishy. Just remember salmon fillets are delicate, moving them around will break them up so do not handle them too much and only flip them while they are firm.

Sautéed Salmon fish with fresh garlic, onion, tomato and green pepper.

Salmon Ingredients and directions

Ingredients

 2 medium sized fresh Salmon fillets

 2 tablespoons olive oil

1 diced medium white onion

1 diced medium green pepper

2 diced medium red tomatoes

 1 tablespoon berbere or chili powder

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon chopped dill

Zest of one lemon

Juice of one lemon

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions

Rinse the fish fillets and in a shallow dish squeeze the lemon juice over the fish and season with spices.

Heat olive oil in wide sauté pan over medium low heat, place the vegetables into the pan, and add garlic and sauté 3 minutes.

Add the salmon the saluted vegetable pan and cook covered 2 minutes. Uncover pan, flip salmon carefully and cook salmon on the other side until cooked through, another three minutes.

Serve with injera bread and a banana.

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