Dag Charif (Poached Fish In Spicy Sauce)
- 4 pieces (fillet, or steaks) of any white fish
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 10 cloves whole garlic plus two cloves minced
- 1 sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon tumeric
- salt to taste
- Combine all ingredients except the fish, cilantro, and lemon juice in a deep pan or saucepan and let simmer for an hour over low heat. If the sauce reduces too much add water as needed.
- Once the sauce has simmered for 30min, sprinkle the fish with salt and lemon juice.
- Once sauce is done, add fish fillets to the sauce and cover the pan. rnDepending on how think the fish is , flip the fish once to ensure it cooks evenly. rnCheck often for doneness, you should be able to pierce the fish easily with a fork.
- Once fish is done, mix cilantro into sauce.rnServe while hot.
fillet, cilantro, lemon, olive oil, water, garlic, sweet red pepper, tomato, fresh ginger, sugar, cumin, tumeric, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/37646-dag-charif-poached-fish-in-spicy-sauce (may not work)