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Moroccan Fish

Moroccan Fish

Delicious Moroccan Fish with a spicy vegetable sauce, perfect for a hearty meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Moroccan
Servings 4 servings
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • saute pan

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz pieces of fish I used salmon but have made this with various white fish before
  • Olive oil
  • 1 unit red bell pepper
  • 1 unit long green pepper or 2 jalapeno peppers
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • 2-3 units carrots peeled (optional)
  • 1 unit russet potato peeled (optional)
  • 5-6 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ¾-1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • ½ tablespoon hot paprika or add more sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 unit lemon half sliced

Instructions
 

  • Slice the bell pepper, carrots and green pepper to strips. Slice the potato into half and then into 1″ pieces. Cut each clove of garlic in half.
  • Heat a large pan, ideally a saute pan, on medium heat then coat the bottom in about ⅓ cup olive oil.
  • Add all of the veggies to the pan and saute on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
  • Season with the paprika, salt, cumin, turmeric and tomato paste and stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Lower the flame to medium/low. Add in half of the cilantro and about ¾ cups of water and stir everything together. Cover the pan and cook for about 12-15 minutes, until the veggies are tender. Taste and adjust salt and spice if needed. If you like your fish spicy, add some more hot paprika or red pepper flakes.
  • Lightly salt the fish fillets and place them into the pan so that they’re coated in the sauce, at least ¾ of the way to the top. If there isn’t enough sauce, add another ¼ cup water. Spoon the sauce over each fish fillet.
  • Top with remaining cilantro and cover the pan. Cook on a low flame for about 20-25 minutes, spooning the sauce over the fish halfway through.
  • I like to add lemon slices from ½ a lemon at the end, and squeeze the remaining lemon juice over the top before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 20gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 700mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
Keyword dinner, easy recipes, fish, Healthy Recipes, Moroccan Fish, seafood
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