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| Lebanese Fish Tagine Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Lebanese Fish Tagine Recipe

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Yield: 4
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 3 pieces fillet Tilapia (or any white fish)
- 3/4 cup tahini paste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1 tbs minced garlic
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 tsp dried cilantro(corriander leaves)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbs fresh chopped parsley
- pita chips
Directions
To make this wonderful dish you need to start by making the sauce. In a bowl mix together the tahini paste, lemon juice, yogurt, garlic, water, cilantro, 1/2 tsp salt, cayenne pepper, mix well then set aside. In a deep dish or bowl mix flour and 1/2 tsp salt, drench fish in flour then in a shallow sauce pan, heated to medium heat, add olive oil then brown fish on both sides, or about 2 minutes on each side. Place fish in a casserole dish and pour tahini sauce over it, place in 450 degree preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling. While the fish is cooking, in a shallow pan, saute the onions in butter for 10 minutes over medium heat until brown caramel color, then set aside. When fish is done cooking, top it with the sauteed onions, pine nuts and parsley and serve with pita chips.Lebanese Fish Tagine Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pieces fillet Tilapia (or any white fish)
- 3/4 cup tahini paste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1 tbs minced garlic
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 tsp dried cilantro(corriander leaves)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbs fresh chopped parsley
- pita chips
Directions
To make this wonderful dish you need to start by making the sauce. In a bowl mix together the tahini paste, lemon juice, yogurt, garlic, water, cilantro, 1/2 tsp salt, cayenne pepper, mix well then set aside. In a deep dish or bowl mix flour and 1/2 tsp salt, drench fish in flour then in a shallow sauce pan, heated to medium heat, add olive oil then brown fish on both sides, or about 2 minutes on each side. Place fish in a casserole dish and pour tahini sauce over it, place in 450 degree preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling. While the fish is cooking, in a shallow pan, saute the onions in butter for 10 minutes over medium heat until brown caramel color, then set aside. When fish is done cooking, top it with the sauteed onions, pine nuts and parsley and serve with pita chips.Fish tagine, as it is called in Lebanon is often served as an appetizer in the meza course of the meal. It is served with toasted or fried pita. It makes use of the abundant fish that is caught in the Mediterranean. The creaminess of the tahini sauce combined with the sweetness of the caramelized onions are complimentary to the fish.
@ArabBella84 it is a must and you can purchase it on the store page on my site as well :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Is the tehini paste a must or can it be omitted
By: ArabBella84
By: ArabBella84
that's wonderful, i love this dish too :) Especially with extra onions!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
ive made this before and it was so delicious. Its light and good for people who are trying to eat healthy, but i omit the butter i must admit it. mmmm i love samak.
By: KautharThalaba
By: KautharThalaba
@lennajniltag it is called tahini sauce/paste, it is just ground sesame seeds, you can make it from scratch on my site :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
what is teney sauce?
By: lennajniltag
By: lennajniltag
I Eat fool all the time with pita chips or bread with olives! Yum!
By: DottieRockes789
By: DottieRockes789
this dish very close to "samkeh hara" there just a couple of spices different great job dede well done girl :)
By: saharabeauty1
By: saharabeauty1
oh thanks a lot :D
By: theskiizcrying
By: theskiizcrying
hello, i would not advise using milk, it does not work well with the lemon juice and garlic.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
can you put milk instead of water?
By: theskiizcrying
By: theskiizcrying
Tilapia is not that expensive at all, you can use any white fish for this and and it should work out fine :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Thanks, you'll love this recipe :)
D town forever!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hey! great videos! tried out a couple of your recipes can't wait to try this one...is tilapia particularly expensive?
By: allisheasays
By: allisheasays
YUM Dede! That looks so good! Thanks for sharing this one! I usually use Tahini, water and lemon juice mixed in a bowl and use that as my fish dip or replacement for tartar sauce. It's way better than tartar sauce in my opinion! YUM! <3 Dig :X XOXOX
By: digupstuff
By: digupstuff
Hello, the whole yogurt/fish issue is actually a myth. Your friend may have had bad fish or bad yogurt, but the mixture of the two really doe not cause any indigestion. But if you want to be cautious, yes, you can eliminate the yogurt and just add some more lemon juice and water. Also the cooking process would eliminate any issue that the yogurt would cause :) Happy cooking!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Thanks for the recipe, but a friend of mine got food poison from mixing dairy (Yogurt) and fish together, So I never do that I don't eat any dairy products for 8 hours after eating fish. But the recipe sounds delicious could you leave out the yogurt?
By: sazara123
By: sazara123
YAY Dede you must have read my post on ur site lol. its my fav dish too hubby doesnt like it much. Keep it going girl.
so whats happening with your pilot?
By: danyh77
By: danyh77
your husben is so lucky !!!
By: mmdghr
By: mmdghr
great recipe ^^ I think this would be awesome with Iranian style rice (very long, light and awesome white rice) :)
By: JazzRoyalty
By: JazzRoyalty
There are sooo many great Fish
and Fish cookeries in the Med.
I must try this. Never cooked fish
using this method before.
Your husband may not like fish,
but he sure is very good producer
and camera man!
Thanks and much success.
And fun.
PS, my Father (80y/o) is
a native of Detroit., as are
his (deceased) Parents.
By: Airave
By: Airave
that looks delicious!!!
By: Nephtys80
By: Nephtys80
thanks :)
By: aYuMiNiO
By: aYuMiNiO
Thank you for another great video! :D My parents will love this recipe!
By: onoaoiomo
By: onoaoiomo
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