St. Peter’s Fish

St. Peter’s Fish

I was stunned to learn that St; Peter’s Fish is the humble tilapia which is served whole with the head, fried or grilled with a side of lemon. My recipe is a steamed version.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells Peter to go fishing in the Galilee, because the first fish he’d catch would have a silver shekel in it, which Peter could use to pay the Temple tax. Peter followed Christ’s instructions, and indeed, the fish he caught had a shekel in its mouth. According to legend, the fish Peter caught was a kind of tilapia, which is now happily exploited by restaurants all around the lake.  And the dish in question is St. Peter’s fish.  St. Peter’s Fish is served to all tourists who visit the shores of Galilee. I got his information from

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/st-peters-fish-israel

St. Peter’s Fish

Option 1:

St. Peter’s Fish/ Tilapia

St. Peter’s Fish

The Ingredients:

1 Tilapia 750gms or 2 smaller ones

Salt

2 tbsp olive oil

To Grind: 1 large onion

1 green chilli

1 inch ginger

5 cloves garlic

¼ tsp jeera

1 tbsp olive oil, ½ cup water and boil. Remove and pour over grilled fish.  Serve garnished with chopped coriander leaves.

Method:

Grind ingredients to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Salt and oil fish and grill for 10 minutes on high heat.

Heat pan on medium heat.  Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the ground ingredients. Cook till onions are golden brown and aromatic. Add 1 cup water and bring to the boil. Pour over grilled fish and serve hot garnished with  coriander leaves.

Option 2:

Ingerdients:

Fish of your choice. Here I used seer fish/tenggiri

Rest of the ingredients as above

Method:

Pan fry fish in a non-stick pan in 2 tbsp oil. Remove and keep aside.

Stir fry remaining ingredients (instead of grinding) in the same oil till onions are golden brown and aromatic. Add 1 cup water and bring to the boil.  Arrange fish on shallow serving dish. Pour gravy over the fish and serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

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