🇼🇸 Samoan Cuisine

I'a Lolo

Fish in Coconut Cream

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 388 kcal

Fresh reef fish simmered in a fragrant coconut cream sauce with onions and tomatoes, a quintessential Samoan seafood dish that celebrates the ocean's bounty.

Ingredients

600g firm white fish fillets (snapper or mahi-mahi)
400ml coconut cream
1 onion, sliced
2 tomatoes, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp lime juice
Salt and pepper
Fresh cilantro

Instructions

1 Season fish fillets with salt, pepper, and lime juice.
2 In a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic until softened.
3 Add diced tomatoes and cook 3 min.
4 Pour in coconut cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
5 Nestle fish fillets into the sauce. Cover and cook 12-15 min until fish flakes easily.
6 Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with steamed rice.

Did You Know?

In coastal Samoan villages, the fish for this dish is often caught just hours before cooking, sometimes by the same person who prepares it.