Morocco is a North African country, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Spices are widely used in Moroccan food. A firm fleshed fish like salmon or basa fish is used to make this dish. Moroccan Baked Fish recipe is a popular dish made in Morocco and Mediterranean region.
The fish is baked on a bed of spiced Moroccan sauce which is made using coriander leaves or parsley, onion, garlic, olives and various spices. This dish is served with a bread named Challah or Morrocan baked bread. Some people even serve it with vegetables like potatoes or asparagus and white rice.
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Moroccan Baked Fish
Servings: 2 People
Ingredients
For Marination:
- 1 fillet (200 grams) basa fish, salmon or any white firm fleshed fish
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
For Moroccan Spiced Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 bunch Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 2 medium sized onion juliened
- 1/4 teaspoon Coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/4 cup olives pitted and sliced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Instructions
- Wash the fish fillet and marinate by applying salt and black pepper powder and keep aside for 30 Minutes in the fridge.
Let's make the Moroccan sauce:
- Take a mixing bowl and add the cumin powder, coriander powder and paprika. Mix and keep aside. Take another mixing bowl, add the chopped coriander leaves, 3/4th of the mixed spiced powders from first mixing bowl, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic paste and 1 teaspoon salt and mix well.
- Pour 3/4th of this sauce over the fish fillet and apply it on both sides of the fish. (Reserve the remaining 1/4 to pour on the fish while serving). Keep it aside for 1 hour in the fridge.
Let's make the roasted onion.
- Heat a kadai and add butter. After butter melts, add olive oil. Now add onion and saute till onion turns pinkish.
- Add the remaining spiced powders, turmeric powder and salt to taste and mix well. Now add olives and mix.
- Let this mixture cool.
Let's bake the fish:
- Pre-heat the oven at 200C for 5 Minutes.
- Spread the roasted onions in a baking dish. Arrange the marinated fish fillets over the roasted onions. Bake it for 25 Minutes at 200C.
Notes
While serving, take a plate and place a piece of baked fish. Garnish it with reserved coriander/cilantro sauce.
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