Satori: Congolese Tilapia Fillet

In this Congolese cuisine satori, an attempt at duplicating a famous dish of the Lokele fishermen of Kisangani, I used the following ingredients:
0.86 lb of farm raised Tilapia Fillet (this would serve at the most 2 people; and before anything, fry the fish--after rubbing it with the HerbSalt mentioned below--and put it in a container, while saving the oil used for the main cooking event)
Olive oil (I can't find palm oil);
Chopped onions, fresh red and green peppers;
Tomato paste;
One Plantain (you could also get a manioc at the nearest tropical food store);
Chopped carrots and mushrooms;
Pepitas seeds (to pan-fry and ground to flour in a small marble mortar; this is the closest you can get to gourd seeds unavailable in the U.S., to my knowledge);
HerbSalt blend for Seafood and Vegetables (to rub on the fish before frying it: having used it, you don't need to add salt);
Crushed Red Pepper;
Thyme;
Garlic Herb;
Marjoram.
This is all the stuff you need. I also showed a tube of precooked Polenta, which in the USA, is as close as you can get to the Congolese Chikwangue (just slice the Polenta and microwave it for 1 minute to obtain a good ersatz of our beloved Kwanga).
Oh, I forgot: you first need to get a connection to Radio Okapi on the net, then hook it up onto your stereo system, and let good Congolese music blast through while you start your operations as Zika looks on. This dish is best consumed with a cold beer, here a Samuel Adams would do as subsitute for cold Primus or Skol. A caveat for Kenyan cooks: please try and follow the self-explanatory clip: while people are great in Nairobi, the food sucks! In Kinshasa, men are so sexist they don't even go near the kitchen area: grow up! And experience this satori! By the way: let's give this dish a pedantic Frenchie gourmet name: Pan-fried and broiled Tilapia Fillet on a Bed of Pepitas seeds, Plantain, Mushrom and Carrots. If this name doesn't suit you, suggest one!

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[RayTrust]

sembra appetitoso, ma non vi montate la testa la cucina italiana è la migliore

[goldennella]

Im from RDCongo, but i dont know did you make up this recipe? thats not the way i cook it, but still it looks really tasty!!! Would like to try!!

[AnarchiveMagnetik]

Miam miam ! hummmmmm ! j'ai faim mon frère ,et je suis un fan de Radio Okapi ...

[lagosmama]

It would've been nice for u to give verbal instructions on d recipe. It's had to recognise some of what u were adding.

[mgloeckel]

bravo!

congrats for this great recipe! i'll definitely add this to my repertoire for my next congolese culinary session.

[evegpt]

I loved watching that. My husband will only eat fried fish, but I think I would love that. Was that banana you put in at the end? Thanks for this video. 5 stars from me.

[creamofcardstv]

Great video and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out my clip of some WW1 trading cards of Marjoram, herbs, plants and spices.

[soukous70]

Ohh thank you for that recipe,I sell fish for a living,and african recipies are so hard to come by.Can't find palm oil? Heck,I get mine on ebay,red palm oil is so good you can spread it on toast haha,super good for you,too.And,yes,agreed,good Congolese music is indeed essential to any good cooking,haha! Malese mpo na recipe!