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Main course · Middle Eastern

Yemeni Samak Mofa (Yemeni Spiced Fried Fish with Rice)

40 min Serves 4 ~541 kcal/serving ~£11.50 (£2.88/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 700 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 2 tsp hawaij spice blend
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
541 kcal
Protein
38.5 g
Carbohydrate
60.4 g
of which sugars
0.7 g
Fat
15.8 g
of which saturates
1.5 g
Fibre
2.5 g
Salt
0.40 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Cook the basmati rice in plenty of boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes until tender, then drain.

  2. 2

    Rub the fish fillets with the crushed garlic, hawaij spice blend and lemon juice.

  3. 3

    Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan and fry the fish for 3-4 minutes each side until golden and cooked through, flaking easily.

  4. 4

    Fluff the rice onto a platter.

  5. 5

    Serve the fish on top of the rice.

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