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Egyptian Fried Fish with Onion Rice

Name: Egyptian Fried Fish with Onion Rice
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 whole white fish, about 375 g each, scaled and gutted, heads left on; 3 tbsp lemon juice; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 onion, finely chopped; 400 g long-grain white rice; 875 ml water, hot; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 40 g all-purpose flour, for coating; 125 ml vegetable oil, for pan-frying; 4 sprigs parsley; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Whole fish rubbed with lemon, stuffed with garlic and cumin, floured and fried until golden, then piled over a pot of rice cooked in slowly softened onions. A simple coastal supper with plenty of flavor.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on55 min
Total1 h 50 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

4whole white fish, about 375 g each, scaled and gutted, heads left on
3 tbsplemon juice
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper
2 tbspolive oil
2onion, finely chopped
400 glong-grain white rice
875 mlwater, hot
3 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1 tspground cumin
40 gall-purpose flour, for coating
125 mlvegetable oil, for pan-frying

To serve

4 sprigsparsley
1lemon, cut into wedges

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Fish
Cod
Wheat
Rice
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Cumin

Taste

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

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
One pot

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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