John Dory with coriander

Name: John Dory with coriander
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 1.5 kg John Dory, filleted; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; sunflower oil, for frying; 150 ml olive oil; 4 shallots, finely chopped; 8 large cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ small chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; juice of 3 lemons; 1 bunch fresh coriander, leaves only, washed and dried on kitchen paper; 1 bunch fresh coriander, leaves only, washed and dried on kitchen paper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Better

By Shaun Hill

Published 2004

About

This is a Lebanese dish, with flavours that typify eastern Mediterranean and North African cooking. The fish is braised and served in its own sauce like stew.

Ingredients

1.5 kg John Dory, filleted
salt and pepper
sunflower oil, for frying
150

Asia
Lebanon
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Salt the fillets, then heat enough sunflower oil to deep-fry them. When the oil is hot, fry the fillets for a minute to seal them and then lift out from the pan.
In a separate pan, heat the olive oil. Fry the shallots in the oil until they start to colour, then add the garlic and continue cooking for another minute. Add the ground coriander, chilli and cumin, t