Fried fish and brown-colored rice - siyyadieh
Fried fish and brown-colored rice - siyyadieh

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Cut the fish flesh into big serving pieces and set aside. Fry the onions, in the reserved oil in the pan, until crispy and brown in color. Another classic Lebanese dish I grew up eating is called Sayadieh, which is basically a Middle Eastern fish and rice dish. This classic family favorite recipe that is full of warm Mediterranean spices, sweet caramelized onions and perfectly cooked pieces of fish.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook fried fish and brown-colored rice - siyyadieh using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Fried fish and brown-colored rice - siyyadieh:
  1. Take 2 kg sea bass, or any other large white fish such as red snapper or cod
  2. Get 3 cups long grain rice, rinsed and drained
  3. Get 3 large onions
  4. Prepare 3 tablespoons olive oil
  5. Get 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  6. Prepare 1/2 cup pine nuts
  7. Make ready 1/2 cup almonds
  8. Take 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  9. Prepare 1 teaspoon cumin
  10. Make ready 1 teaspoon caraway
  11. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  12. Prepare 2 teaspoons salt

The origin of the word Sayadieh comes from "Sayad' which means Fisherman in Lebanese. This authentic recipe is made by adding a special seven spice powder that is used in Lebanon with rice and topped with baked/fried fish, or you can put the baked/fried fish inside the rice when serving. Remove and set aside three tablespoons of the fried onions. Add the fish heads, spices, and four cups of water to the fried onions; cover and let simmer for half an hour or so.

Steps to make Fried fish and brown-colored rice - siyyadieh:
  1. In a pan, fry the almonds and pine nuts in 3 tablespoons vegetable oil until they turn light brown. Remove from pan and set aside on a kitchen absorbent paper. Reserve the pan for frying the fish.
  2. Rub the inside and outside of the fish with some salt and olive oil.
  3. Add the remaining vegetable oil to the pan and fry the fish until tender. Turn off the heat.
  4. Remove the fish from the pan and keep the oil in the pan.
  5. Peel the skin off, and remove the bones and head. Discard the bones and keep the head. Cut the fish flesh into big serving pieces and set aside.
  6. Fry the onions, in the reserved oil in the pan, until crispy and brown in color. Remove 3 tablespoons of the fried onions and keep aside for the garnish.
  7. Add the fish head, the spices, and 4 cups of hot water to the fried onions in the pan. Cover the pan and let it simmer for 30 min on medium heat or until the onions become very soft.
  8. Remove the fish head. Bring the sauce to a boil then add the rice. Cover the pan and cook the rice over low heat for 25 min. Add more hot water if needed and taste to see if more salt and seasoning is needed. The rice is cooked when all water has evaporated.
  9. Put the rice in a serving plate. Place the fried fish pieces on top and sprinkle with the fried onions, pine nuts and almonds. Serve immediately.

Remove and set aside three tablespoons of the fried onions. Add the fish heads, spices, and four cups of water to the fried onions; cover and let simmer for half an hour or so. Remove the fish head, bring to a boil and add the rice. Sayadieh is a rice dish cooked with aromatic rice with commonly used Mediterranean spices and topped with crispy, golden caramelized onions, toasted pine nuts and almonds and seared or fried fish, however, you can also bake or grill the fish Fry fish fillets on both sides until golden brown. Add rice, cumin powder, Cinnamon powder.

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