Quick and Delicious Stir-Fried Lettuce with Fried Fish

Finding time to prepare a delicious meal in today’s fast-paced world can be challenging.

Whether you’re juggling work, family, or personal commitments, having a go-to quick and tasty recipe is invaluable.

This delightful stir-fry combines the freshness of sweet, crisp lettuce with the richness of fried fish, all enhanced by an aromatic blend of spices and fresh ingredients.

It’s a quick and easy dish that’s perfect for a light yet satisfying meal. As a home cook, the amazing thing about this dish is how easy it is to prepare.

It can be spicy or sweet depending on your preferred taste and flavor.

Below is a step-by-step guide to making this classic dish, complete with a list of ingredients and simple instructions.

Ingredients Needed

Lettuce (520g)
1-2 Horse mackerel fish
1 bell pepper
2 onions
1 scotch bonnet pepper
2 cups cooking oil
1 stock cube
1 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp thyme
1/2 tbsp curry powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder

Now all you have to do is go into your kitchen, wear your apron and use the cooking guide below to make a healthy cooked lettuce recipe.

How to Make Lettuce Stir-Fry

For the perfection of this dish, the fish must be fried and then cooked properly.

Cut mackerel into small pieces, remove the fish head.
Transfer fish into a bowl of clean water
Remove the fish intestines and blood clot from inside the fish, also remove the bony tail.
Add 1 tsp salt to the clean fish
Toss gently to coat everything with the salt
Set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat up 2 cps cooking oil
Arrange the fish in hot oil
Fry both sides for a total of 10-12minutes.
Clean lettuce with water.
Slice and transfer into a colander to drain excess water.
Peel off onions skin, clean in water alongside the peppers.
Blend to a rough texture and set aside
Heat up 1/3 cup cooking oil or 4 tbsp cooking oil in a frying pan or pot
Season the oil with thyme, curry, ginger and garlic powder.
Mix well to combine then fry for 2 minutes on low heat
Add pepper mix
Season with stock cube and salt
Add fried fish and cook for 15 mins or until liquid dried well.
Pour sliced lettuce into the sauce
Stir-fry on medium heat for 5-6 mins

Enjoy this fragrant, glossy and juicy stir-fry as a stand-alone dish or accompanied with your favourite side dish.

Readily available is a video guide with in-depth explanations on how to clean fish, how to make fried fish as well as how to make stir-fried lettuce at home.