Hut bil karfas (Baked fish and celery)
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This spicy fish recipe from Algeria can be made with any firm, white fish fillets.
Ingredients
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- 450 g celery, cut into 5 cm pieces
- Garlic to taste, crushed
- Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Pinch of saffron, ground
- 1 teaspoon or more of Cayenne pepper
- 45 ml olive oil
- 1.8 kg bream or sea bass fillets
- The juice of 1 lemon
- 340 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to 190° C (375° F - gas 5).
- Mix the garlic, salt, spices and oil in a small bowl.
- Cut slashes in the fish and rub the mixture into the fish, pressing well into the slashes.
- Lay the fish on a plate and marinate for 1 hour.
Method
- Arrange the celery in a single layer in a greased baking dish.
- Place the fish on the celery.
- Cover with the tomatoes, lemon juice and parsley.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes.
Serving suggestions
Serve with salad and/or pickles.
We had this with pitta breads and the delicious Oyi namulh (Korean cucumber salad). The dish has quite a lot of liquid, which we discarded, a unusual dish, but very tasty.
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