Egyptian Spiced Baked Fish with Rice, Tomato and Cumin
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Ingredients
- 600 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
- 1 onion, finely sliced
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 280 g long grain rice
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 474 kcal
- Protein
- 34.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 61.5 g
- of which sugars
- 5.4 g
- Fat
- 9.2 g
- of which saturates
- 1.4 g
- Fibre
- 2.8 g
- Salt
- 0.39 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cook the rice in plenty of boiling water for 10-12 minutes until tender, then drain.
- 2
Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof pan and cook the onion for 6 minutes until soft, then stir in the garlic and ground cumin and cook for 1 minute.
- 3
Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- 4
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6). Nestle the fish into the sauce and bake for 12-15 minutes, until opaque and flakes easily.
- 5
Scatter with the coriander and serve over the rice.

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