Recipe: Moroccan Fire Fish
In an effort to compensate for my EPIC FAIL on dozmuffinxc's recipe swap (I omitted a sentence in the recipes I sent out), here is another recipe for your review.
I thought about sending this recipe out since it's an old standby of mine, but it's got a really strong and spicy flavour. Not for the faint of heart, definitely not for everyone, but if you're in the mood for something spicy and exotic, here ya go.
Moroccan Fire Fish
Ingredients:
2 fillets of firm white fish, such as cod or halibut
1 clove garlic
juice of ½ lemon
handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 ½ teaspoons whole cumin seed
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
1 heaping teaspoon salt
Method:
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine dry spices and garlic in mortar and pestle and grind to a paste. Add lemon juice and stir to combine. Add spice/lemon paste to cilantro in a small bowl and stir to combine. Place fish fillets on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Spread cilantro paste over fillets and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until fish is white and flaky. Serve hot with rice or couscous.
And pics:
Spices and garlic, ready for mashing:
Paste of spices and lemon juice:
Paste/cilantro combo:
Fishies all slathered and ready to bake (I use a rimmed pan/cake pan because the juices do flow a bit):
Served on a bed of basmati rice:
I don't think I've left anything out of this one. :/
I thought about sending this recipe out since it's an old standby of mine, but it's got a really strong and spicy flavour. Not for the faint of heart, definitely not for everyone, but if you're in the mood for something spicy and exotic, here ya go.
Moroccan Fire Fish
Ingredients:
2 fillets of firm white fish, such as cod or halibut
1 clove garlic
juice of ½ lemon
handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 ½ teaspoons whole cumin seed
1 ½ teaspoons paprika
1 heaping teaspoon salt
Method:
Preheat oven to 400°. Combine dry spices and garlic in mortar and pestle and grind to a paste. Add lemon juice and stir to combine. Add spice/lemon paste to cilantro in a small bowl and stir to combine. Place fish fillets on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Spread cilantro paste over fillets and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until fish is white and flaky. Serve hot with rice or couscous.
And pics:
Spices and garlic, ready for mashing:
Paste of spices and lemon juice:
Paste/cilantro combo:
Fishies all slathered and ready to bake (I use a rimmed pan/cake pan because the juices do flow a bit):
Served on a bed of basmati rice:
I don't think I've left anything out of this one. :/