Fried Fish With Rice Kuwaiti Emirati Food

FISH MACHBOOS RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the fish with water to help remove the odor. Use a paper towel to dry the fish
• The marinate the fish with salt, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, and lemon using your hand
• Pour vegetable oil into the pan
• Transfer the marinated fish to the pan. Let it fry for 3 to 5 minutes or until it turns brown. Turn to the opposite side and fry til it turns brown
• Next, pour vegetable oil into a separate pan for frying the onion. Add chopped onion & a pinch of cinnamon and cumin in the pan
• Keep stirring the onions while frying until it turns brown. Remove the onion from the pan and set it aside for later use.
• In a separate pot, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to prepare cooking the rice.
• Once the oil is hot, add the rice & salt. Give a quick stir for few minutes before pouring water on the rice.
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder on the rice pot to change the color into yellow
• Simmer the rice until there is no water, and then adjust the fire to low heat.
• Transfer the cooked fish into the rice pot along with some of the browned fried onion. Keep the other half browned onion for garnish
• Continue cooking the rice for 5 more minutes or until the rice is fully cooked.
• Lastly, before serving, stir to mix to make sure the browned onion is fully absorbed on the rice.
• Transfer the rice and fish to a plate and add some browned onion as a garnish. Serve with Daqoos and Arabic Salad or other Middle Eastern salads.

FRIED FISH WITH RICE (KUWAITI & EMIRATI)

Steps:

• Wash fish, clean well leaving on heads, make sure scales are all removed and fish is degutted.
• Wash the white Basmati rice well and leave to soak for 15-30 minutes depending on quality of rice.
• Bring a large pan of water to a boil put in the fish, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and clove and simmer until cooked.
• Remove the fish and reserve the cooking water.
• Cut some gashes across the fish and rub on some bahrat and the minced garlic then pour fresh lemon juice over top. Refrigerate for up to 1 1/2 hours.
• Cook Basmati rice with as much reserved cooking liquid as needed, sea salt and the loomis.
• Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the onions until soft and golden adding the turmeric, some sea salt and 1/4 tsp bahrat.
• Mix 2/3 of the onions into the cooked rice & sprinkle the remaining onion mixture over top.
• After the fish has marinated, pat dry with paper towel.
• Preheat oven to 275F (not very high).
• Heat 1/2 inch oil (vegetable or light olive) until hot in a pan and fry the fish one at a time until golden brown, then drain on paper towel.
• Place fish on top of rice, cover with aluminum foil and set in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Serve with lemon and lime wedges, radishes if wished, and Recipe #387327 for a wonderful authentic Kuwaiti meal.
• Don't forget to eat this with your 3 first fingers of the right had keeping food from going above the mid knuckles!
• Enjoy!

GULF SPICES (IBZAR)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and store in a tightly covered container.