Name: Hot and Spicy Sea Bass
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 4 (6-ounce) pieces sea bass fillets; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 teaspoons vegetable oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 to 3 teaspoons hot paprika; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro; ½ to 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes; ½ teaspoon ground cumin

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Healthy Jewish Cooking

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2000

About

This recipe comes from my friends Sonya and Robin Azoulay, Jews from Casablanca, Morocco, who moved to Miami twenty-four years ago. The recipe is quite simple, but the flavors are electrifying—the result of braising the fish on the stove with cilantro, garlic, hot paprika, and pepper flakes. I’ve given a range for the spices: use as much hot paprika and pepper flakes as you dare.