Last Friday a Singaporean friend living in Niteroi introduced me to the Sao Pedro fish market – an institution I had heard a lot about. People do cross the bay by boat regularly to buy their weekly stock of fish and seafood at this market:
I must say I had expected more – more stalls and especially more variety of fish and seafood – nowhere could I find my all time favorite scallops or other mussels but rather pretty much the same variety of fish I can find on my weekly monday fair in Botafogo.
Prices and freshness are good though and the whole place is blessed and guarded by this altar framed by two aquariums :
As my kids love salmon I stocked up on a salmon filet for that night’s dinner:
Recipe for salmon asian style with wasabi potato and pea mash for 4
- 800g of salmon filet
- 5cm piece of ginger finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic pressed
- juice of 2-3 limes
- 1 stick of lemon grass finely chopped
- 800g of potatoes peeled and diced
- 300g of frozen peas
- 1-2tbs wasabi paste
- 200ml of coconut milk
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- coriander for garnish
Marinate the salmon with the ginger, garlic, lime juice and lemon grass for 2-3 hours. Place in oven proof dish and bake in 200C oven for about 25 minutes. Boil the potatoes until soft adding the frozen peas just for the last 3 minutes. Drain and mash adding the coconut milk and wasabi paste. Season with salt and pepper and serve with the salmon garnished with fresh coriander.
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