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Fish Stuffed with Herbs and Moroccan Spices
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Fish Stuffed with Herbs and Moroccan Spices

A stunning whole fish stuffed with a mix of herbs and Moroccan spices, baked in the oven until golden and crisp.

⏱ 1 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°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.
  2. 2
    Pat the fish dry well with paper towels and cut diagonal slashes on both sides.
    Knife
    💡The slashes let the seasoning in and the heat reach the thick flesh near the back, so the fish cooks evenly.
  3. 3
    Mix the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, cilantro, salt, black pepper, paprika, cumin and turmeric.
  4. 4
    Place the onion in the baking pan, drizzle the olive oil and salt over it and toss. Place the fish on top.
    Baking pan
  5. 5
    Brush the fish with the seasoning, inside and out.
    Pastry brush
  6. 6
    Roast the fish in a hot oven (190°C / 375°F) 35–40 minutes, until the fish is cooked and its skin is crisp.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
    💡The fish is done when the flesh near the backbone is white and flakes easily with a fork; a white, opaque eye is another sign.
    💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
  7. 7
    Serve immediately with pita bread and lemon wedges.
362calories
39 gprotein
6 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 43%● carbs 6%● fat 51%

Per serving (262 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Pastry brush · Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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