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Samak Mashwi Barbecued Fish with Dates
Whole fish stuffed with spiced onion, painted with a sticky date purée and grilled over coals until the skin chars. The sweet date glaze balances the turmeric and baharat.
- YieldServes 6
- Hands-on40 min
- Total1 h 55 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
Fish
- 6whole round-bodied fish, about 375 g each, gutted but not scaled, such as red mullet
- 1 tspsalt, for sprinkling, inside and out
Glaze
- 180 gdried pitted dates
Stuffing
- 2large onions, finely chopped
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushedoptional
- 1½ tspGulf baharat spice mix
- 1 tspground turmeric
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