Fish Fillets With Harissa and Black Olives (Tunisia)

Name: Fish Fillets With Harissa and Black Olives (Tunisia)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs thick fish fillets (any white fish); salt and pepper, to taste; flour (for dusting); olive oil (for frying); 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup tomato sauce; 1/2 teaspoon harissa; 1 medium bay leaf; 1 cup pitted kalamata olive; 1 fresh lemon, juice of, about 1-2 tablespoons; fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

Submitted by ANN N.

"A delicious way to serve halibut or other firm fleshed white fish with a distinct Mediterranean flavor! ***Note:Harissa is a Tunisian hot red sauce made from chile peppers, spices, and sometimes tomatoes."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs thick fish fillets (any white fish)
salt and pepper, to taste
flour (for dusting)
olive oil (for frying)
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup tomato sauce
¹⁄₂ teaspoon harissa
1 medium bay leaf
1 cup pitted kalamata olive
1 fresh lemon, juice of, about 1-2 tablespoons
fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

directions

Season fish with salt and pepper.
Dust with flour and fry in hot olive oil until golden brown on all sides.
Transfer fish to a side dish. Add onion and garlic to the skillet and cook for a few minutes.
Add tomato sauce, harissa, bay leaf and 1/2 cup water. Cook for 10 minutes.
Add olives and fish fillets and continue cooking, uncovered, until the fish is tender and the sauce thick.
Add lemon juice to taste. Discard the bay leaf.
Serve, sprinkled with parsley.

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Reviews

Very easy to make...I added 2 tbsns of harissa to give it a kick but wasn't spicy - just tasty! My fish was too flaky so fell apart, but was yummy nonetheless.

Melissa B.
I don't know whether my harissa is extremely weak or not, but the 1/2 teaspoon didn't seem to flavor anything (of course, the sensitivity of the person eating also needs to be considered - I prefer to eat hot, spicy food). I added more harissa, to get about a tablespoon, total. That was all I had, but I was still not so happy with it. And then, instead of lemon juice and parsley, I decided that chopped coriander was what this recipe needed. It was okay. As you can see, I changed the recipe all around, so do not feel comfortable assigning stars. I do think I'll seek out recipes with more promise of fire. Thank you for the experience.

mianbao
Extremely delicious, and so easy to make! I used cod fillets and canned organic tomato sauce with some finely chopped vegetables in it, and it was so absolutely wonderful. Will definitely make this again, thanks for sharing!<br/>Made for A Diabetic Summer Trip / Diabetes Forum June 2013

Mia in Germany
Awesome!!! Easy to make. I used halibut the first time and I just bought some blue marlin to try for next time.

acrempel
This was great! I had never used harissa before, and wanted to try something new; I hardly ever cook fish (other than salmon), so this recipe just seemed like the way to go. It was extremely easy to put together, and very flavorful. I was surprised that it wasn't particularly hot -- just very savory. I may try to increase the heat next time (more harissa, a teensy bit of cayenne, or something). We really enjoyed this; thanks so much for posting it.

KLHquilts

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