Herbies Spices Recipes
Kuwaiti Fish Stew
Description
The all-time favourite fish recipe! Once you have cooked this once, you will find it will quickly become a family favourite ... and it's easy to prepare ahead for guests, too.
Ingredients
At a glance
Seafood
Soups & Salads
Serves
4
2 teaspoons each Herbie’s Spices Cumin Seed Ground, Pepper Black ASTA Ground, Cardamom Seed Ground, Turmeric Alleppey Ground
1 teaspoon salt
2 Herbie’s Spices Black Limes
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
3 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 large green chilli, chopped
1 bunch each dill and coriander, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
2-3 cups water
4 white fish fillets
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 Herbie’s Spices Black Limes
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
3 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 large green chilli, chopped
1 bunch each dill and coriander, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
2-3 cups water
4 white fish fillets
2 tablespoons plain flour
Methods/steps
Preparation:
- Mix ground spices and salt.
- Pierce limes 4-5 times with a skewer.
- In a large pot, saute onions in 2 tablespoons oil.
- Mix in garlic, chilli, dill, coriander, tomatoes, tomato paste, black limes and 2 teaspoons spice mix.
- Add 2 cups water, stir, cover and keep warm while preparing fish.
- Sprinkle remaining spice mixture on both sides of fish and dust with flour.
- Fry lightly on both sides.
- Transfer fish from pan to stewing pot.
- Add more water if needed to cover fish.
- Simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until fish is done.
- Serve with rice.
Additional Tips
The amazing combination of large amounts of fresh green herbs, tomatoes and onions, and a hefty dose of spice makes this fish dish absolutely unforgettable, and you will return to it time after time. The recipe was given to us by Kuwaiti friends just as Herbie's Spices opened its doors in 1997, and it's been a consistent favourite ever since.
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