Algerian Spiced Striped Bass Tagine

  1. Place 4 tablespoons olive oil in blender with cilantro, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, anise, cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon juice.
  2. Process until smooth.
  3. Cut fish in 4 or 6 portions.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Place, skin side down in dish, and coat with mixture.
  6. Marinate 2 hours.
  7. Meanwhile, heat oven to 300 degrees.
  8. Place tomato halves in tagine or in baking dish.
  9. Brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil, season with salt, and bake 1 1/2 hours, then chop coarsely.
  10. Heat remaining oil in skillet.
  11. Add onions and peppers, and saute about 5 minutes.
  12. Add eggplant, and saute 5 minutes longer.
  13. Add tomatoes and olives.
  14. Season to taste.
  15. Place mixture in tagine or in baking dish, or leave in skillet if it is ovenproof and has a cover.
  16. Place fish on top of vegetables, skin side down.
  17. Cover tagine, baking dish or skillet.
  18. Place in oven to bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or simmer on top of stove over low heat, about 15 minutes.
  19. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

extra virgin olive oil, cilantro, garlic, ginger, ground cumin, ground coriander, anise seeds, cayenne pepper, salt, lemon, bass fillets, freshly ground black pepper, tomatoes, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, eggplant, olives, cilantro

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6554 (may not work)

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