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Persian Fish Kuku

Name: Persian Fish Kuku
Total time: 1 h 11 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 500 g skinless white fish fillets; salt, to taste; 90 g ghee; 1 onion, small, finely chopped; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; 6 eggs; freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Quickly fried white fish is flaked and mixed with turmeric onion and coriander, then baked in beaten egg. It cuts into tidy wedges and is good warm or cold.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

500 gskinless white fish fillets
to tastesalt
90 gghee
1onion, small, finely chopped
½ tspground turmeric
1 tbspfresh coriander, finely chopped
1 tbspall-purpose flour
6eggs
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Fish
Birds' eggs (any)
Cod
Wheat
Onion family (any)
Onion
Turmeric
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper

Taste

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

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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