Samaka Harra (Syrian Spiced Fish)
Serves: 5
Leola Gaylord
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
50
Sweetness
43
Sourness
47
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil6 large
Garlic Cloves (peeled)1
Salt1 small
Onion (cut into pieces)3 tbsps
Tomato PasteDirections:
1
In a mortar, pound the garlic and salt together until mushy
2
Put the chili peppers and onion in a food processor and chop finely
3
Add the tomato and process in bursts until it is chopped
4
Remove to a medium-size bowl and stir in the pounded garlic, tomato paste and cumin
5
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
6
Rinse the fish and pat dry with paper towels
7
Score the fish in three places on each side
8
Lay the fish in a baking pan and coat with the olive oil on both sides
9
Sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover with the chili pepper sauce
10
Bake the fish until the dorsal fin feels as if it will come off with a tug, about 1 hour, basting with the accumulated olive oil in the baking pan
11
Sprinkle with the coriander and serve