Name: Harira bil Hout (Fish Harira)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500 g white fish fillets, in chunks; 100 g brown lentils; 100 g vermicelli; 2 onions, chopped; 3 celery stalks, chopped; 800 g crushed tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 100 ml olive oil; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp turmeric; salt and pepper; cilantro and lemon to serve

Instructions

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1Sauté the onions and celery in olive oil until soft.

2Add the tomatoes, paste, spices and 2 l water; simmer 30 minutes.

3Add the lentils and cook 15 minutes until tender.

4Season the broth, add the vermicelli and cook 5 minutes.

5Slide the fish chunks in and cook 5 minutes only — they flake easily.

6Finish with cilantro and lemon at the table.

Chef's Tip

Fish goes in last, cooking barely 5 minutes: the residual heat finishes it while the bowl stays intact.

More tips ↓

The lentils must be fully tender before the fish — they never catch up in 5 minutes.
A squeeze of lemon at the table wakes up the tomato-cinnamon base.

Harira bil Hout (Fish Harira)

Ingredients

Instructions

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