Turkish Fish Stew
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups dry couscous
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, liquid reserved
- 2 teaspoons capers, liquid reserved
- 12 small green olives
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chopped stewed tomatoes, drained
- 2 tablespoons white wine (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons sumac powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
- In a medium saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil, and stir in the couscous. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit 5 minutes.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion and green pepper about 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in the garlic, and continue to cook and stir about 2 minutes. Mix in the artichoke hearts with reserved liquid, capers with reserved liquid, and olives. Stir in the tomatoes, wine, lemon juice, and 1 cup water (or enough to attain desired thickness). Season with sumac powder, red pepper, basil, cumin, ginger, and pepper.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, and mix in the fish chunks. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, or until the fish is easily flaked with a fork. Serve over couscous.
water, couscous, olive oil, white onion, green bell pepper, garlic, capers, green olives, tomatoes, white wine, lemon juice, water, sumac powder, red pepper, basil, cumin, fresh ginger root, ground black pepper, tilapia
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/69274/turkish-fish-stew/ (may not work)