The variety of Egyptian recipes is endless. They go back a very long way. As a result of subsequent colonization, foreign influence is somewhat present, specially from the Turkish cuisine (it is understandable after more than 300 years of Turkish presence in Egypt). The "Pashas" living in Cairo mainly employed the natives as help and cooks. Their kitchen doors opened to us with their culinary secrets and, hence, Turkish food became part of ours.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
SAYADEYA FISH TAGEN
Serves one
Ingredients
200 g sea bass filet
50 g finely chopped onion
100 g fresh tomato paste
20 g chopped coriander and dill 5g garlic 50 g finely chopped green pepper 20 g flour pinches of salt, pepper, cumin and dried coriander juice of ½ a lemon corn- oil
Directions
1 - Marinade the fish slices in salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, lemon juice, corn-oil, garlic and flour.
2 - Put the above ingredients in a covered bowl in a medium oven for 10 minutes.
3 - Place the onion, green pepper and chopped garlic in a casserole dish and fry in corn-oil for 7 minutes. Before it starts browning add the fresh tomato and tomato paste, cumin and coriander. Leave for 5 minutes at medium temperature.
4 - Add the green coriander and dill, and spilt the whole mixture into two.
5 - Take a crockery tagen and put in the first half of the tomato sauce. Add a layer of marinated fish, then cover with the remainder of the tomato sauce.
6 - Place some tomato slices on the top to prevent burning .
7 - Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
8 - Serve with plain, buttered white rice.
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Fish
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