🇹🇳 Tunisia cuisine · #17

Fish Couscous

Fish Couscous
Time90 min
Serves6
Ingredients11

A coastal couscous with a red, spicy fish broth, famous in Sfax, Mahdia and Djerba.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Season the fish with garlic, cumin and salt.
  2. Make a broth with onion, paste, harissa, oil, water and potatoes.
  3. Steam the couscous twice over the broth.
  4. Add the fish to the broth for the last 15 minutes only.
  5. Moisten the couscous with broth and arrange the fish on top.
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