Samakeh Harrah, or ‘Hot Fish’, is one of the quintessential Levantine fish dishes. The stars are fresh fish and the citrusy tahini sauce spiked with Aleppo pepper draped over it.
Ingredients
4 white fish fillets
4 TBL olive oil
1 TBL fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
2 tsp Sumac
4 garlic cloves, crushed
Salt to taste
2 TBL olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
½ cup tahini
Juice of 2 small lemons
Juice of one orange
Salt to taste
Cold water
3 garlic cloves, crushed
Zest of one lemon
1-2 tsp Aleppo pepper
1 TBL Chopped parsley
2 TBL butter
Toasted sliced almonds or pine nuts
Parsley or cilantro leaves
Lemon wedges
Aleppo pepper
Toasted pita chips
Instructions
Mix olive oil, cilantro or parsley, sumac, garlic, and salt in a small bowl. Pour all over the fish fillets and rub well.
Pre-heat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and Roast fish at 400 for 10-12 minutes until cooked. Remove from oven, cover in foil and keep warm.
While the oven is preheating to cook fish, start the tahini sauce: Heat 2 TBL olive oil in a medium pot over medium-low heat.
Add onion and sauté for 10 minutes until softened.
While the onions are cooking: In a bowl, mix tahini with lemon juice, orange juice, salt and enough cold water to make a smooth runny sauce.
Back to the onions after 10 minutes: Add garlic, lemon zest, and Aleppo pepper. Sauté for 1-2 minute.
Add prepared tahini to pan and warm through. Don’t boil! If the sauce gets too thick, add more water.
Finish the tahini sauce with parsley and whisking cold butter until melted in to make it velvety. Adjust the seasoning and acidity.
Transfer fish to a serving plate, and spoon tahini sauce all over. Garnish with herbs, toasted nuts, lemon wedges, Aleppo pepper and toasted pita chips.
Categories: Aleppo Pepper, Sumac, Africa & The Levant, Fish, Main Dishes, Medium
Buy Spices Used: Aleppo PepperSumac