🇸🇸 South Sudanese Cuisine

Tilapia Mashwi

Grilled Nile Tilapia

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 287 kcal

Whole Nile tilapia marinated in lemon, garlic, and cumin, grilled over charcoal until the skin is crisp and the flesh is moist and flaky — the pride of South Sudan's riverside grills.

Ingredients

2 whole tilapia, cleaned and scored
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 lemons, juiced
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp chili flakes
Salt to taste
Fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

1 Mix garlic, lemon juice, oil, cumin, coriander, chili flakes, and salt into a marinade.
2 Rub marinade inside and outside the scored fish. Let sit 20 minutes.
3 Prepare a charcoal grill to medium-high heat.
4 Grill fish 6-7 minutes per side, basting with remaining marinade.
5 Fish is done when flesh flakes easily at the thickest part.
6 Serve with lemon wedges and fresh cilantro.

Did You Know?

Along the White Nile, fishermen grill their catch within minutes of landing it — they say tilapia is best eaten within an hour of swimming.