Kozbareya - Alexandrinian Style Fish

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb fish, filets
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander seed
• 3 medium onions
• 2 allspice berries
• 1 cup tomato, canned
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper, ground
• 3 tablespoons flour
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 in a mortar or spice grinder, grind cumin and coriander seeds with salt and pepper finely.
• 2 wash fish and rub with one clove garlic and then with the spice blend and let sit for 30 minutes.
• 3 grind the allspice berries.
• 4 finely slice onions, fry with soome oil in a skillet until golden.
• 5 add tomato paste, roast slightly. add canned tomatoes, ground allspice and salt and pepper to taste. let simmer for two or three minutes.
• 6 dust fish filets with flour, fry in some oil from both sides until gilden brown.
• 7 preheat oven to 370 degrees f.
• 8 drain fried fish on paper towel.
• 9 fill half of the tomato sauce into a baking pan, layer fish on it and top with the rest of the sauce.
• 10 bake at 370 f for 10-15 minues.
• 11 serve with rice or flatbread.