Name: Fish and chips on the braai
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Braai
Ingredients: 4 fish tuna or yellowtail steaks; 4 sweet potatoes wedges; 10 ml fresh chillies finely chopped; 125 ml mayonnaise or Greek yoghurt; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 30 ml fresh Italian parsley; 30 ml olive oil; peppercorns black, cracked; lemon zest only

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Ingredients (9)

4	fish — tuna or yellowtail steaks
4	sweet potatoes — wedges
10 ml	fresh chillies — finely chopped
125 ml	mayonnaise — or Greek yoghurt
4	garlic — cloves, crushed
30 ml	fresh Italian parsley
30 ml	olive oil
	peppercorns — black, cracked
	lemon — zest only

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Method:

Drop the wedges of sweet potatoes into a pan of lightly salted water and cook for about 10 mins until just tender.
Combine the chilli, mayonnaise, garlic and parsley to make a delicious mayonnaise.
Drain the sweet potatoes and toss them in the oil unitl well coated.
Arrange on a meshed wire rack, season with salt and braai or grill over a moderately-high heat for 6-8 mins, turning even now and then unitl they are golden.
Press crushed peppercorns and lemon zest firmly on the outside of each piece of fish.
Braai or grill for about 3 mins on each side, or a little longer if you don’t like your fish too rare.
Season with a little salt.
Serve the fish and chips with a good dollop of chili mayo, and an asparagus and avo salad.

Reprinted with permission of Bits of Carey and originally printed in Crush Online Magazine.
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