🇨🇮 Ivorian Cuisine

Sauce Claire

Light Tomato Broth

Prep Time 35 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 252 kcal

A bright, aromatic clear broth of tomatoes, onions, and fresh fish, lighter than most Ivorian sauces yet full of clean, vibrant flavour.

Ingredients

  • 400g fresh fish fillets or whole small fish
  • 4 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • Salt to taste
  • 500ml water

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a pot. Sauté onions and garlic until golden.
  2. 2 Add chopped tomatoes and cook until softened, about 8 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour in water and bring to a boil. Add bouillon cube and salt.
  4. 4 Add fish pieces and whole scotch bonnet. Simmer gently for 15 minutes until fish is cooked.
  5. 5 Adjust seasoning and serve with rice or attiéké.

Did You Know?

Sauce claire is the dish Ivorian mothers make when they want something quick, light, and comforting — it is the chicken soup of Ivory Coast.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/ivorian/sauce-claire/