Fish With Rice
- 2 to 3 lb. fish (red, red snapper or trout)
- 3 medium onions, chopped thin slices
- 1/2 c. olive oil (may use half and half salad oil)
- 2 c. rice
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. comino seeds (ground or whole)
- 3 c. water
- Brown onions in oil to a rich brown.
- Strain (reserve oil and onions).
- Bring water to a boil; drop onions in water and add all seasonings.
- Cut fish in pieces and drop fish in water (onion water).
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium fire and cook fish about 20 minutes.
- Take fish out of seasoned water; put in dish to cool.
- Strain water; bring to a boil; add rice (add water, if needed).
- Cook covered on medium to low fire until rice is done. When almost done, add oil (onion was fried in).
- Fold into rice easy.
- Cover rice; turn fire off and let finish cooking.
- Meantime, bone and flake fish (be sure fish is well drained).
- Brown pine nuts in butter; drain and set aside.
- When rice is done, spread on a platter.
- Spread flaked fish over rice and sprinkle pine nuts over all.
- If no pine nuts, use walnuts (do not fry, just heat).
fish, onions, olive oil, rice, salt, black pepper, allspice, cinnamon, comino seeds, water
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=240590 (may not work)