Samkeh Harrah with Tomato Sauce سمكة حَرّه بصلصة الطماطم

Name: Samkeh Harrah with Tomato Sauce سمكة حَرّه بصلصة الطماطم
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 kg Red snapper, While Fish cleaned (or 4 individual fillets of fresh white fish).; 2 tbsp chili paste.; 4 to 6 lemon slices.; ½ tsp black pepper, ground.; ½ tsp ground cayenne pepper.; 1 tsp salt.; ¼ cup olive oil; ½ cup of sweet onion, finely diced.; 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped.; 1 green bell pepper finely diced.; 1 Red Jalapeño pepper, finely diced.; 1 Green Jalapeño pepper, finely diced.; 2 medium tomatoes, finely diced.; 1 cup of fresh cilantro roughly chopped.; 1 tsp allspice, ground.; ½ tsp coriander, ground.; ½ tsp cumin, ground.; ½ tsp cayenne pepper, ground.; 1/4 cup of lemon juice.; Salt to taste; Black Pepper to taste; ¼ cup toasted pine nuts.; 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped.; 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley, chopped.

8 steps

Prep:20minCook:25min

Spicy Oven Baked Fish, Another simple and delicious Lebanese way to cook fish is to Baked it, Samakeh Harrah is flavoured with spices and served with a spicy tomato sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:02:04 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

2kgRed snapper

While Fish cleaned, or 4 individual fillets of fresh white fish

2 Tbspchili paste

4lemon slices

½ tspblack pepper

ground

½ tspground cayenne pepper

1 tspsalt

For the Spicy Sauce

¼ cupolive oil

8 clovesgarlic

1Green Jalapeño pepper

finely diced

2tomatoes

medium, finely diced

1 cupfresh cilantro

1 tspallspice

½ tspcoriander

½ tspcumin

½ tspcayenne pepper

For Garnishing

¼ cuppine nuts

toasted

1 tablespoonfresh oregano

chopped

1 tablespoonfresh parsley

chopped

Instructions

For the Fish

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).

Step 2

On a lightly greased baking sheet, place few slices of lemon, put the fish on top of the lemon slices, rob it with the chili paste to coat (both sides of the individual fillet) or both the outside and the cavity of the whole fish with stuffing the lemons slices inside.

Step 3

Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and chili, cook for roughly 20 to 25 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to rest.

For the Sauce

Step 4

Over medium heat, in a large saucepan, add olive oil, sliced onion. Sauté the onion till golden brown.

Step 5

Add the garlic, tomato & mix them well, add bell pepper, red and green jalapeño and sauté until softened, 5-8 minutes, then add all of your spices.

Step 6

Lower the heat to low, add the lemon juice, whisking for couple of minutes, then add your onion garlic jalapeño mixture, then add the chopped cilantro leaves, give it a quick mix, cover & cook for 10 minutes or until it turns chunky sauce, set aside and keep warm.

Step 7

In a large serving platter, pour half of the sauce and place the baked fish on top of it, then pour the rest of the sauce to cover the fish.

Step 8

Top the plate with your fresh herbs and toasted pine nuts and serve.