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Moroccan Fried Fish — Spiced Fish Fillet
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Moroccan Fried Fish — Spiced Fish Fillet

Classic Moroccan fried fish — warm spices, a crisp coating and a deep Mediterranean flavor. Quick, simple and a winner.

⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Mix the paprika, cumin, turmeric, salt, black pepper and garlic in a bowl, coat the fish with the mixture on all sides and leave for 10 minutes.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Beat the eggs in a shallow bowl.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Roll the fish in flour on all sides, to a thin, even coating, and shake off the excess. Then pass through the eggs.
    💡Shake off the excess flour well: a thick layer of flour comes away from the fish during frying, while a thin coating stays crisp.
  4. 4
    Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium-high flame.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
    💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
  5. 5
    Fry the fish 3–4 minutes per side, until the coating is golden and crisp.
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  6. 6
    Transfer to paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
    Paper towels
  7. 7
    Serve with the lemon slices and cilantro.
438calories
31 gprotein
7 gcarbs
31 gfat
● protein 29%● carbs 6%● fat 65%

Per serving (222 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

🧻 Consumables: Paper towels

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