Fish in Tahini – Tahini-Baked Fish

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

1. 1
   Mix the tahini, lemon juice and garlic.
2. 2
   Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.

   💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
3. 3
   Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

   ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven

   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
4. 4
   Arrange the onion and the tomatoes on the bottom of the pan.

   Baking pan
5. 5
   Lay the fish on top.
6. 6
   Sprinkle the cumin, turmeric, salt and black pepper over the fish.
7. 7
   Pour the tahini sauce over the fish.
8. 8
   Drizzle the olive oil over the top.
9. 9
   Bake 25–30 minutes, until the fish flakes easily.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Fish under tahini cooks quickly: check after the shorter time, and take it out as soon as it flakes when pressed with a fork.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
10. 10
    Sprinkle the cilantro on top.
11. 11
    Serve with Arab bread.