A Lebanese family favourite! This dish is full of traditional Middle Eastern spices, sweet caramelised onions, and perfectly cooked kingklip fillet. Served alongside cinnamon & turmeric garlic rice and a sweet sultana & almond salad, you will feel warm and comforted with every mouthful.
White Fish Sayadieh
White Fish Sayadieh
with caramelised onions & sultanas
Hands on Time: 20 - 35 minutes
Overall Time: 35 - 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- Almonds
- Cinnamon Mix
- Garlic Clove
- Garlic Cloves
- Golden Sultanas
- Green Leaves
- Lemon Juice
- Line-caught White Fish Fillet
- Line-caught White Fish Fillets
- Onion
- Onions
- Tahini
- Tomato Paste
- White Basmati Rice
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Tinfoil
- Paper Towel
- Butter (optional)
TOAST
Place the chopped almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FISH TIME
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the fish dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and season.
SAYADIEH
Return the pan with the oil to medium-high heat. When hot, fry the sliced onion until soft, browned and caramelised, 7-9 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the rinsed rice, the cinnamon mix, the grated garlic, and seasoning. Mix until fully combined and fry until fragrant, 2-4 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the tomato paste and 225ml of water. Mix and leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, top the rice with the browned fish and cover the pot with tinfoil. Most of the water should be absorbed and the rice should be fully cooked.
BITS & BOBS
In a bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of olive oil, ¾ of the sultanas, and ½ the toasted almonds. In a separate bowl, combine the tahini and the lemon juice (to taste). Add water in 5ml increments until a drizzling consistency.
LEBANESE FEAST!
Serve up a bed of the cinnamon rice. Top with the fish and drizzle over the tahini dressing. Sprinkle over the remaining almonds and the sultanas. Side with the salad. Sahtein, Chef!
Almonds - 10g
Line-caught White Fish Fillet - 1
Onion - 1
White Basmati Rice - 75ml
Cinnamon Mix - 12.5ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Tomato Paste - 7,5ml
Green Leaves - 20g
Golden Sultanas - 20g
Tahini - 25ml
Lemon Juice - 10ml
TOAST
Place the chopped almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FISH TIME
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the fish dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and season.
SAYADIEH
Return the pan with the oil to medium-high heat. When hot, fry the sliced onion until soft, browned and caramelised, 7-9 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the rinsed rice, the cinnamon mix, the grated garlic, and seasoning. Mix until fully combined and fry until fragrant, 2-4 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the tomato paste and 450ml of water. Mix and leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, top the rice with the browned fish and cover the pot with tinfoil. Most of the water should be absorbed and the rice should be fully cooked.
BITS & BOBS
In a bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of olive oil, ¾ of the sultanas, and ½ the toasted almonds. In a separate bowl, combine the tahini and the lemon juice (to taste). Add water in 5ml increments until a drizzling consistency.
LEBANESE FEAST!
Serve up a bed of the cinnamon rice. Top with the fish and drizzle over the tahini dressing. Sprinkle over the remaining almonds and the sultanas. Side with the salad. Sahtein, Chef!
Almonds - 20g
Line-caught White Fish Fillets - 2
Onion - 1
White Basmati Rice - 150ml
Cinnamon Mix - 25ml
Garlic Clove - 1
Tomato Paste - 15ml
Green Leaves - 40g
Golden Sultanas - 40g
Tahini - 50ml
Lemon Juice - 20ml
TOAST
Place the chopped almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FISH TIME
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the fish dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and season.
SAYADIEH
Return the pan with the oil to medium-high heat. When hot, fry the sliced onion until soft, browned and caramelised, 9-12 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the rinsed rice, the cinnamon mix, the grated garlic, and seasoning. Mix until fully combined and fry until fragrant, 2-4 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the tomato paste and 600ml of water. Mix and leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, top the rice with the browned fish and cover the pot with tinfoil. Most of the water should be absorbed and the rice should be fully cooked.
BITS & BOBS
In a bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of olive oil, ¾ of the sultanas, and ½ the toasted almonds. In a separate bowl, combine the tahini and the lemon juice (to taste). Add water in 5ml increments until a drizzling consistency.
LEBANESE FEAST!
Serve up a bed of the cinnamon rice. Top with the fish and drizzle over the tahini dressing. Sprinkle over the remaining almonds and the sultanas. Side with the salad. Sahtein, Chef!
Almonds - 30g
Line-caught White Fish Fillets - 3
Onions - 2
White Basmati Rice - 225ml
Cinnamon Mix - 37,5ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Tomato Paste - 22,5ml
Green Leaves - 60g
Golden Sultanas - 60g
Tahini - 75ml
Lemon Juice - 30ml
TOAST
Place the chopped almonds in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 2-4 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and set aside.
FISH TIME
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the fish dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish until golden, 3-4 minutes per side. In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and season.
SAYADIEH
Return the pan with the oil to medium-high heat. When hot, fry the sliced onion until soft, browned and caramelised, 9-12 minutes (shifting occasionally). Add the rinsed rice, the cinnamon mix, the grated garlic, and seasoning. Mix until fully combined and fry until fragrant, 2-4 minutes (shifting constantly). Add the tomato paste and 900ml of water. Mix and leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes. In the final 5 minutes, top the rice with the browned fish and cover the pot with tinfoil. Most of the water should be absorbed and the rice should be fully cooked.
BITS & BOBS
In a bowl, combine the rinsed green leaves, a drizzle of olive oil, ¾ of the sultanas, and ½ the toasted almonds. In a separate bowl, combine the tahini and the lemon juice (to taste). Add water in 5ml increments until a drizzling consistency.
LEBANESE FEAST!
Serve up a bed of the cinnamon rice. Top with the fish and drizzle over the tahini dressing. Sprinkle over the remaining almonds and the sultanas. Side with the salad. Sahtein, Chef!
Almonds - 40g
Line-caught White Fish Fillets - 4
Onions - 2
White Basmati Rice - 300ml
Cinnamon Mix - 50ml
Garlic Cloves - 2
Tomato Paste - 30ml
Green Leaves - 80g
Golden Sultanas - 80g
Tahini - 100ml
Lemon Juice - 40ml