Fish Marinade

Name: Fish Marinade (Tatbilit Samak)
Yield: Makes enough to marinate about 1 pound (approximately 500 grams) of fish
Cuisine: Palestine
Ingredients: 2 green chile peppers, chopped; ¼ cup (60 milliliters) freshly squeezed lemon juice; Peel of 4 lemons, cut into slivers; ½ teaspoon salt; 5 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon cumin powder; ¾ teaspoon black pepper

Tatbilit Samak

Preparation info

Makes enough to marinate about
1 pound
of fish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gaza Kitchen

By Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt

Published 2021

About

This is a perfect marinade for simple grilled or fried fish. It is also used as a first step in several of the more elaborate recipes in this chapter.

Ingredients

5 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon salt
2 green chile peppers</

Asia
Palestine
Sauce
Gaza
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

In a mortar and pestle, mash the garlic with the salt. Add the chiles and crush well. Stir in the remaining ingredients and mix well. Massage this marinade into and on top of the fish to be cooked and refrigerate it for 15 to 30 minutes before grilling, frying, or baking.