DELICIOUS whole grilled fish

Name: Grilled fish
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 1.5-2.5kg Whole Fish - I recommend Seabass or Seabream for this and you should get them about 750g each in size, ask your fishmonger to butterfly these. If using Fish fillets, reduce the marinade by half for 6 whole fillets (1-1.5kg of fish fillets).; Marinade; 8 Cloves Garlic; 6 Tbsp Lime/Lemon Juice or 3 limes; 2 Tbsp Oil; 1/2 Tbsp White vinegar; 2 Tsp Salt; 1.5 Tsp Cumin; 1/2 Tsp Black pepper; 1/2 Tsp Ground coriander; 1/4 Tsp Red chilli powder; 1 green chilli; 50g Fresh Coriander small bunch; Topping; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Lemon; 1 green chilli

Grilled fish using my Egyptian mother in law's recipe

by Middle Eats June 16, 2022

written by Middle Eats June 16, 2022

DELICIOUS whole grilled fish using my Egyptian mother in laws recipe

Grilled fish is on the menu in Book recipe, and we are going to teach you how to make this delicious recipe from scratch!

We’re making a DELICIOUS grilled fish from Egypt called Singari, using my mother-in-law’s recipe. It’s got an amazing Garlic and Cumin marinade, that packs a load of flavor into the fish. I’ll show you how to butterfly the fish, increase its surface area, then show you how to marinade and grill it to perfection.

Follow along with the 📝 recipes below👇🏾👇🏾

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Grilled fish

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes 15 Minutes Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

1.5-2.5kg Whole Fish - I recommend Seabass or Seabream for this and you should get them about 750g each in size, ask your fishmonger to butterfly these. If using Fish fillets, reduce the marinade by half for 6 whole fillets (1-1.5kg of fish fillets).

Marinade

8 Cloves Garlic
6 Tbsp Lime/Lemon Juice or 3 limes
2 Tbsp Oil
1/2 Tbsp White vinegar
2 Tsp Salt
1.5 Tsp Cumin
1/2 Tsp Black pepper
1/2 Tsp Ground coriander
1/4 Tsp Red chilli powder
1 green chilli
50g Fresh Coriander small bunch

Topping

1 Carrot
1 Onion
1 Tomato
1 Lemon
1 green chilli

Instructions

Deseed your green chilli and slice it into a few smaller pieces. Remove the tough stems from the coriander.
Add all the marinade ingredients to a blender and blend into a slightly chunky paste
Place your fish on an oven tray, and spread a few tablespoons of the marinade all over the insides of the fish. If making a whole fish, make slits in the sides and fill these with the marinade. Allow marinating for 15 minutes
Slice your Tomato and Onion extremely thin (about 1mm) and grate your carrot finely. Slice the chilli into thin rounds
Add the Tomato, Onion, Carrot and chilli to a bowl with a few tablespoons of the marinade. Mix until well combined.
Add some of the toppings onto your fish (or into the slits) covering the entire thing in an even layer of the vegetables
Preheat your oven with the grill (broiler) set to high. Place the tray under the oven and cook till the fish flesh is tender and cooked through. It took about 16 minutes for my medium fishes
Serve immediately with Fisherman's rice and Tahini sauce

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Chapters

0:00 Intro
0:26 Butterflying and preparing the fish
3:33 Making the marinade
4:54 Preparing the vegetable chopping
6:10 Final Assembly and cooking
7:31 Taste test and Outro

Recipe video

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Hey, I'm Obi, a home cook who wants to share my love of Middle Eastern cuisine with you! I'm part Egyptian, and I grew up eating so many interesting dishes from all over the Middle East that I want you to try. I'm developing and documenting these recipes, so that you are able to cook delicious Middle Eastern food in your home kitchen. Every week I cover a new dish, and I write detailed steps and ingredient lists so you can replicate the dishes perfectly at home.

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