Recipes

Here are some quick, easy and nutritional meals you can prepare for yourself and your family using our Etosha canned products.

Etosha Fish on Toast with Egg

A quick and satisfying meal for breakfast, lunch or a light supper. Warm Etosha fish, fresh tomato and onion are served on crisp toast and finished with a fried egg.

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Etosha Pilchards or Etosha Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

1 can Etosha Pilchards or Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce
4 slices bread
2 eggs
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tomato, diced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
Fresh parsley or herbs, optional

Method

Heat a little oil in a pan and gently fry the onion until soft.
Add the tomato and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the Etosha fish and tomato sauce. Break the fish into large pieces and heat gently.
Toast the bread until golden.
Fry the eggs to your liking.
Spoon the warm fish mixture over the toast and top each serving with a fried egg.
Finish with black pepper or fresh herbs if you have them.

Simple tip: No eggs? The fish mixture is just as good served on toast on its own.

Etosha Fish and Tomato Rice

An easy one-pan style family meal that gives everyday rice plenty of flavour. Add whatever vegetables you have on hand to make it go even further.

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Etosha Pilchards or Etosha Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

1 can Etosha Pilchards or Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce
2 cups cooked rice
1 small onion, chopped
1 tomato, diced
½ cup peas, mixed vegetables or chopped peppers
1 tablespoon cooking oil
½ teaspoon mild curry powder or paprika, optional
Salt and black pepper to taste
Fresh herbs, optional

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion until soft.
Add the tomato and vegetables and cook for a few minutes.
Stir in the curry powder or paprika if using.
Add the cooked rice and mix everything together.
Gently fold in the Etosha fish and tomato sauce, keeping some of the fish in larger pieces.
Heat through for 3 to 5 minutes.
Taste and season before serving.

Simple tip: Leftover rice works perfectly here, and almost any vegetables can be added.

Etosha Fish with Pap and Wild Spinach

A warm, filling Namibian-style meal of soft pap, savoury Etosha fish and cooked wild spinach. Simple ingredients, plenty of flavour and made for sharing.

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Etosha Pilchards or Etosha Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

For the pap
- 2 cups maize meal
- About 4 cups water
- Pinch of salt
For the fish
- 1 can Etosha Pilchards or Horse Mackerel in Tomato Sauce
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
For the spinach
- 1 bunch wild spinach or other leafy greens
- ½ small onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- Pinch of salt

Method

Prepare the pap by bringing the water and salt to a boil. Gradually stir in the maize meal and cook until thick and smooth.
For the fish, heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion until soft.
Add the tomato and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the Etosha fish and tomato sauce. Warm gently, breaking the fish into pieces as it cooks.
In a separate pan, cook the spinach with the onion and a little oil until tender. Season lightly with salt.
Serve the pap with the warm fish and spinach alongside.

Simple tip: Don’t have wild spinach? Use any leafy greens available to you, or simply enjoy the fish and pap on their own.