Fragrant Fish Tajine

Name: Fragrant Fish Tajine
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 4 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp paprika; bunch coriander, chopped; juice and zest 1 lemon; 8 x 100g skinless tilapia fillets; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 tsp each ground cumin and 2 tsp paprika; 3 x 400 g cans chopped tomatoes; 500ml fish stock; 175g pimento stuffed olives; 4 green peppers, quartered, deseeded and sliced; 500g bag baby new potatoes, halved lengthways

4 steps

Cook:1h

Special enough for entertaining but light enoug to fit in with your healthy-eating regime. Serve this with basmati rice, boiled with a lottle saffron, if you're really hungry.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:53:09 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

For the Chermoula & Fish

2 Tbspolive oil

4garlic cloves

roughly chopped

4 tspground cumin

2 tsppaprika

8 x 100gskinless tilapia fillets

For the Tajine

2 Tbspolive oil

2onions

large, halved and thinly sliced

2garlic cloves

sliced

2 tspground cumin

2 tsppaprika

3 x 400gcans chopped tomatoes

500mlfish stock

175gpimento stuffed olives

4green peppers

quartered, deseeded and sliced

500gbaby new potatoes

halved lengthways

Instructions

Step 1

To make the chermoula, put the oil, garlic, cumin, paprika, three-quarters of the coriander and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Add the lemon juice, then blitz with a hand blender until smooth. Spoon half over the fish fillets and turn them over to coat both sides. Set aside to marinate.

Step 2

Heat the oil for the tajine and fry the onions and garlic until softened and starting to colour, about 4-5 minutes. Add the cumin and paprika and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the tomatoes, stock, olives and lemon zest, stir in the remaining chermoula and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Stir in the peppers and potatoes, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Step 4

Stir the remaining coriander into the tajine, then arrange the fish fillets on top, and simmer gently for 4-6 minutes until the fish is just cooked.