CHRAIMEH: TUNISIAN FISH IN LIGHTLY-SPICED SAUCE

by Leah Halmagyi

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion, very finely diced
  • 12 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp caraway seeds
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 2 tsp mild chilli flakes
  • 2 Tbsp sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp raw sugar
  • 2 Tbsp harissa paste
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 4 x 200g fish steaks
  • sea salt flakes and freshly-ground white pepper

Instructions

1 Sauté the onion, garlic, rosemary and caraway seeds in extra virgin olive oil in a large pan set over a moderate heat for 5 minutes, until just softened. Add the tomato paste, chilli, paprika, raw sugar and harissa, then cook briefly.
2 Mix in the stock and bring to a bare simmer, then add the fish steaks. Cook, basting often, for 5 minutes. Turn the fish over and repeat. Season with salt and pepper.