🇸🇹 Sao Tomean Cuisine

Peixe Grelhado

Grilled Fish with Lemon

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 311 kcal

Fresh-caught fish simply seasoned with garlic, lemon, and malagueta pepper then grilled whole over charcoal — the quintessential Sao Tomean meal.

Ingredients

2 whole red snapper or grouper (about 600g each)
6 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 3 lemons
3 tbsp olive oil
2 malagueta peppers, sliced
Salt and pepper
Fresh parsley

Instructions

1 Score fish with 3 diagonal cuts on each side.
2 Mix garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, malagueta, salt, and pepper. Rub inside and outside of fish.
3 Marinate 30 min at room temperature.
4 Grill over medium-hot charcoal for 7-8 min per side until skin is crispy and flesh flakes.
5 Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges.
6 Serve with grilled breadfruit and palm oil rice.

Did You Know?

Sao Tomean fishermen still use traditional hand-carved wooden canoes called pirogues, which they paddle into the Gulf of Guinea each morning before dawn.