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Main course · Middle Eastern

Iraqi Samak Masgouf-Style Baked Fish with Tamarind and Herbs

40 min Serves 4 ~263 kcal/serving ~£12.00 (£3.00/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 700 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 30 g fresh coriander, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
263 kcal
Protein
33.2 g
Carbohydrate
5.5 g
of which sugars
3.3 g
Fat
11.7 g
of which saturates
1.1 g
Fibre
1.8 g
Salt
0.42 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Blitz the tamarind paste, coriander, crushed garlic, turmeric, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of the oil to a paste.

  3. 3

    Lay the fish fillets in an ovenproof dish and spread the tamarind and herb paste thickly over each one.

  4. 4

    Drizzle with the remaining oil and bake for 15-18 minutes until the fish flakes easily and is cooked through.

  5. 5

    Serve with basmati rice.

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