Qras Samak

Name: Qras Samak (Fish Cake with Burghul)
Ingredients: 250 g (8 oz) fine or medium burghul (cracked wheat); Salt and pepper; 1 good bunch fresh coriander or parsley, finely chopped; 500 g (1 lb) raw minced fish, such as cod, haddock or halibut; 1 small onion, grated or finely chopped; Juice of ½ lemon

Fish Cake with Burghul

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

This type of kibbeh is a delightful way of making fish go a long way.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) fine or medium burghul (cracked wheat)
500 g (

Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Wash the burghul and let it soak in cold water for 15 minutes, then drain it. Either pound all the ingredients to a soft paste in a mortar or knead vigorously with your hands. A food processor makes the operation of chopping, mincing and reducing everything to a dough-like paste very quick and simple. Take smallish lumps, shape into flat cakes and fry in hot oil, turning over once until lightly