Fish with Banana Leaves | Liboke de Poisson
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Steaming fish in banana leaves – extremely common in Africa – results in a light, healthy dish. Liboke is a congolese word (in the Lingala dialect) for packets of food cooked in banana leaves.
Servings
4 people
Servings
4 people
Fish with Banana Leaves | Liboke de Poisson
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Steaming fish in banana leaves – extremely common in Africa – results in a light, healthy dish. Liboke is a congolese word (in the Lingala dialect) for packets of food cooked in banana leaves.
Servings
4 people
Servings
4 people
Ingredients
  • 4 fillets fish , tilapia or other white fish
  • 4 banana leaves , or sheets of aluminum foil
  • 1/2 onion , thinly sliced
  • 2 tomatoes , thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon , juice, to taste
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper , to taste
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Instructions
  1. Trim off the tough side of the banana leaves.
  2. Run the leaf quickly over a flame to soften it and make it more pliable. When it changes from dull to shiny, it is soft enough.
  3. Assemble the liboke by placing the fish on the leaves/foil.
  4. Place onions and tomato slices.
  5. Salt, cayenne pepper and lemon juice to taste
  6. Fold leaf/foil up like a burrito and close it securely.
  7. Steam for 20 minutes.