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Hraimi

Name: Hraimi
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Libya
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 3 tbsp Tomato paste; 5 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Chili powder; 1 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 Lemon; 4 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Salt; 300ml Water; A pinch Parsley; To taste Baguette

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

White fish simmered in a tomato sauce hot with garlic and chili — a Libyan seaside fish dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Hraimi is a fish dish often made in homes on Libya's Mediterranean coast: white fish or sardines are simmered in a fiery sauce of garlic, chili, cumin, and tomato paste. The Libyan way is to mop up every bit of sauce with bread. It's served at Friday lunch and for guests.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a house in a Libyan coastal town, fish in a shallow pan bubble in red sauce and are set on the table with a basket of bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Tomato paste 3 tbsp
Garlic 5 cloves
Chili powder 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Lemon 1
Olive oil 4 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 300ml
Parsley A pinch
Baguette To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sprinkle the fish with salt and lemon juice and let stand 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a shallow pan and sauté the crushed garlic.
Add the tomato paste and spices and fry, then pour in water and simmer 5 minutes.
Lay in the fish, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
Scatter with parsley and serve with bread.

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