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Fish Filet Essaouira Style

5.0/5 rating (3 votes)
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
  • Serves: 2
  • Complexity: very easy
Fish Filet Essaouira Style

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Ingredients

  • 2 white fish filet (tilapia, catfish, etc.)
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 onion
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup of chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste)
  • 2 minced garlice cloves
  • 1 tablespoon of rosemary

Directions

  1. Slice the onion, tomato and lemon.

  2. Put the onion slices in a baking dish and add one fish filet on top of them.

  3. Add the ginger powder, cumin, garlic, parsley, cilantro, lemon juice and half of the salt to the fish filet.

  4. Cover the first fish filet with the second fish filet.

  5. Put the slices of tomato and lemon alternately on top of the fish.

  6. Add the rest of the salt, the pepper and the rosemary to the whole dish.

  7. Drizzle with olive oil.

  8. Cover the dish with aluminium foil and bake for 45 mn - 1 hour at 375 degrees.

Comments (9)

  • Lena
    Lena
    21 August 2010 at 17:27 |

    Beautiful flavor, we love it! Thanks, Alia

  • Aysha Chang
    Aysha Chang
    27 May 2011 at 22:28 |

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    Ecellent tast from your recipe.

  • Samar
    Samar
    20 July 2011 at 16:31 |

    Hi Alia, I love your recipes, I'd like to make this recipe, can I use the cod filet ?

    • Alia
      Alia
      20 July 2011 at 20:59 |

      sure! you can use any fish filet of your choice.

  • Leila
    Leila
    10 December 2011 at 20:55 |

    You made my life easy,as far as cooking is concerned,you do a great job and I like your simplisity and easy to follow .
    thanks a lot Alia

  • Liza
    Liza
    20 January 2012 at 06:19 |

    Hi, Alia! I am curious what is this dish usually served with, rice, potatoes, bread, or something else?

    • Alia
      Alia
      20 January 2012 at 17:36 |

      In Morocco, bread is a staple element in the table. So yes, bread (moroccan flat bread or french baguette) is always present on the table. But you can also serve it with rice on the side.

      • Liza
        Liza
        20 January 2012 at 20:52 |

        That's what I thought, thank you!

  • Gordon Hamnett
    Gordon Hamnett
    09 August 2012 at 11:59 |

    Easy preparation yeilding superb taste- an immediate hit.

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