serves
4
prep
10 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Old School Cooking
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Ingredients
- 100 ml olive oil, divided
- 4 skin-on snapper fillets, (170g each), skin scored
- salt, to taste
- 2 tbsp dried coriander
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- ½ long red chilli, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 cup water
Tabbouleh
- ⅓ cup fine bulgur wheat (light yellow)
- 3 bunches flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 bunch round mint, finely chopped
- 3 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 6 spring onions, sliced
- 1½ lemons, juiced
- ½ cup olive oil
- salt, to taste
- mixed spice, to taste
Soaking time: 15 minutes
Instructions
- In a large bowl, soak burghal in boiling water for 15 minutes, then wash until the water runs clear.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Season the fish with salt, then place in the pan, skin-side down for 3 minutes, then turn and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until cooked through. Set aside.
- Heat ¼ cup olive oil in a small saucepan and add the dried coriander, garlic and chilli and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, or until fragrant. Stir through the walnuts, lemon juice and water. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, then pour over the snapper fillets.
- To make the tabbouleh, in a large bowl, combine the prepared herbs, tomatoes, onion and spring onion and mix well until combined. Add the drained burghal, lemon juice, ½ cup olive oil, salt and mixed spice to taste and toss well to combine.
- Serve the fish with the tabbouleh.
Photography by Jiwon Kim.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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