🇻🇺 Ni-Vanuatu Cuisine

Smoked Fish

Smoke-Dried Reef Fish

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 260 kcal

Reef fish slowly smoked over green wood until dried and deeply flavored. A traditional preservation method.

Ingredients

4 whole reef fish, cleaned
Salt for rubbing
2 limes, juiced
Green wood for smoking
1 tsp pepper
Banana leaves
1 onion, sliced
Coconut cream for serving

Instructions

1 Clean and score fish.
2 Rub with salt, lime, and pepper.
3 Build a smoking rack over green wood fire.
4 Place fish on rack.
5 Smoke slowly for 2-3 hours turning occasionally.
6 Serve with coconut cream and onion.

Did You Know?

Smoked fish can be stored for weeks without refrigeration, crucial for remote island communities.