Fish Tagine

Name: Fish Tagine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings

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20 minutes

35minutes

6 people

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Ingredients 10 items

700 g hammour, fillets cut into small steaks
300 g sesame paste
125 ml or ½ cup lemon juice
435 ml or 1¾ cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion or 200 g, sliced
125 ml additional quantity water
2 cubes MAGGI Vegetable Stock
1 pinch chili powder
1 pinch ground cumin

How to prepare

Place the fish fillet in a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 250°C for 10-15 minutes or until fish is cooked (season with salt and pepper and some of olive oil). Remove and set aside.
Meanwhile, In a bowl combine and whisk sesame paste, lemon juice and water and whisk well until mixture is smooth then set aside.
Warm olive oil in a medium saucepan and sauté onion for 5 minutes or until yellow golden color then add the additional water. Bring to a boil and simmer until water is almost evaporated.
Add the prepared sesame sauce over and the MAGGI Vegetable Stock cubes and cook while stirring constantly over a medium heat until it boils then simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
Place the cooked fish fillet in a large plate and pour the sauce over and serve with white rice.

It's normally served as an appetizer in Arabic restaurants, but this delicious tagine can be easily prepared as a main dish when accompanied by boiled rice! It's so healthy for you and your family too because it uses healthy cooking methods: baking and sauteing in a bit of olive oil and boiling!

Is sesame paste considered healthy?

As the name denotes, sesame paste is made from sesame seeds which, makes it rich in heart healthy fats.