Fish finger bhorta

Name: Fish finger bhorta
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ½ red onion, thinly sliced; red wine vinegar or lime juice, to cover; 12 fish fingers; 3 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed or vegetable oil; 2 onions (approximately 300g/10½oz), thinly sliced; 2 red chillies, seeds removed, if preferred, and thinly sliced; 1 tbsp finely grated fresh root ginger; 2 large garlic cloves, crushed or grated; 2 tbsp English mustard; 2 tsp sea salt flakes (or 1 tsp fine sea salt); 125g/4½oz young spinach; 1 lime, juice only; 3 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander, plus more to garnish (optional)

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Prep:2hCook:30min

I am so grateful to the political journalist Ash Sarkar for this new love in my life. Up until now, I had thought the fish finger found its greatest expression in a fish finger sandwich, which for all my expounding on the subject, I don’t consider the stuff of recipes; the fish finger bhorta is a different matter entirely.

Updated at: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:21:44 GMT