Roasted Fish on a Bed of Lemon Sand Tomatoes With Tahini Sauce

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    Four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

  • About

Known as masgouf, a whole roasted fish sitting on a bed of lemon and tomato is a favourite of the Jews of Iraqi heritage. Tahini sauce served alongside is an Israeli-Middle Eastern twist.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole fish, about 1.1 kg/ lb, scaled and cleaned
  • 10

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Grease the base and sides of a large shallow ovenproof dish or roasting pan.
  2. Slash the fish diagonally on both sides with a sharp knife. Finely crush the coriander seeds, cumin and garlic with a mortar and pestle.