Deep Fried Samak Bizri (Bizri Fish)

Name: Deep Fried Samak Bizri (Bizri Fish)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 kg Tiny Sardines (Bizri fish or whitebait); - 2 tsp salt.; - 80g plain flour.; - Oil, for deep-frying.; 2 lemons cut into wedges for garnish

7 steps

Prep:1hCook:5min

No lebanese seafood meal is complete without a Samak Bizri course. Fried sardine (or Whitebait) bizri in Arabic, are popular as an appetizer. Crunchy and salty, they have an equivalent role to french fries on the seafood-centered mezza table.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:06:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories305.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat10.9 g (16%)

Carbs16.9 g (6%)

Sugars0.5 g (1%)

Protein33.6 g (67%)

Sodium1251.8 mg (63%)

Fiber1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1kgsardines

tiny, bizri fish or whitebait

2 tspsalt

80gplain flour

Oil

for deep-frying

2lemons

cut into wedges for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Cut the fish but keep the heads on (be patient and clean each one separately, or buy them ready cleaned and prepared.

Step 2

Wash thoroughly, drain, then sprinkle with 2 tsp of salt and set aside for 1 hour before frying.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a deep pan, Take a handful of fish and toss in the flour, shaking off any excess before they go in the pan.

Step 4

Lower them (in batches) into the hot oil for 5–10 minutes, turning the fish only once or twice, allow to turn slightly crispy, then lift out of the oil using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper, Keep them warm while you fry the remaining batches.

Step 5

Garnish with lemon wedges and serve hot aside with “Tatator Sauce” or tahini sauce.

How to make Tarator or (Tahini sauce)

Step 6

You need the following ingredients: 1 cup of tahini. 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice. 2 cloves of garlic mashed with salt.

Step 7

Mix the tahini gradually with a little lemon juice, adding the water as well and the mashed garlic, mix until creamy and smooth, taste to adjust the amount of lemon or garlic to your liking, you can add some chopped parsley to the sauce as well.