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Baked Fish and Burghul Kibbeh

Name: Baked Fish and Burghul Kibbeh
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 525 g fine burghul (bulgur); 1 kg firm white fish fillets, skinned and boned; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 1 orange, zest, grated; 3 tsp salt; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 60 ml olive oil; 50 g pine nuts; 2 large onions, halved and sliced; 125 ml olive oil

A coastal take on kibbeh: white fish ground with burghul, orange zest and herbs, layered around a filling of onions and toasted pine nuts, scored and baked until golden.

Yield6 servings
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 35 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Fish kibbeh

525 gfine burghul (bulgur)
1 kgfirm white fish fillets, skinned and boned
1large onion, chopped
3 tbspfresh coriander, finely chopped
3 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1orange, zest, grated
3 tspsalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Filling

60 mlolive oil
50 gpine nuts
2large onions, halved and sliced

To finish

125 mlolive oil

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Tree nuts
Fish
Cod
Pine nut
Wheat
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Onion family (any)
Onion
Parsley
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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