Baked Fish & Potatoes



Summer has officially started here in Lebanon, temperatures have been slowly rising. It's time for getting together with friends, enjoying outdoor activities, concerts, and welcoming the smells of barbecues that start drifting through the neighborhoods. 

This baked fish and potatoes dish is perfect for those summer nights, when you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen, and all you want to do is just sit and enjoy the beautiful weather!


 
Ingredients (serves 4):
4 fish fillets
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp dried coriander
1/4 tsp tumeric
1 tbsp oregano
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cardamon
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
5 medium potatoes, cubed
a handful of chopped parsley
a handful of chopped coriander
2 green onions, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 cups of lemon juice
4 tbsp olive oil

In a bowl, mix all the spices together, the cumin, salt, dried coriander, tumeric, oregano, ginger, black pepper, and paprika. Distribute the mixed spices on the fish fillets. Rub them well with the seasoning.

Season the chopped potatoes with salt. Place them in a baking dish greased with some oil. Then sprinkle the potatoes with the chopped parsley, coriander, green onions, and garlic. Pour the lemon juice on top. Mix the potatoes a bit. Place the fish fillets on top. Sprinkle the olive oil evenly.

Cover the dish with aluminum and bake in a preheated oven at 350�F (180�C) for 45 mn. Remove the aluminum and continue baking another 10 to 15 mn or until the potatoes and fish are golden.



Poisson avec pommes de terre

Ingr�dients (4 personnes):
4 filets de poisson
1 c�c de sel
1 c�s de cumin
1 c�s de coriandre s�ch�e
1/4 c�c de curcuma
1 c�s d'oregano
1/2 c�c de gingembre moulu
1 c�c de cardamonne
1/4 c�c de poivre noir
1 c�c de paprika
5 pommes de terre de taille moyenne, coup�es en cubes
une poign�e de persil hach�
une poign�e de coriandre hach�e
2 oignons verts, �minc�s
1 gousse d'ail, �cras�e
3 tasses de jus de citron
4 c�s d'huile d'olive

Dans un saladier, m�langez toutes les �pices; cumin, sel, coriandre, curcuma, oregano, gingembre,  poivre noir et paprika. Enrobez les filets du m�lange d'�pices.

Assaisonnez les pommes de terre de sel. Huilez un plat allant au four, d�posez les pommes de terre et saupoudrez de persil et de coriandre hach�es. Ajoutez les oignons verts et l'ail. Versez le jus de citron et m�langez. D�posez les filets de poisson au dessus puis versez l'huile d'olive.

Couvrez le plat avec une feuille d'aluminium et enfournez � 180�C pour 45 mn. Enlevez l'aluminium et continuez de cuire 10 � 15 mn ou jusqu'� ce que les pommes de terre et les filets sont dor�s.

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