Name: Sayadiyah (Spicy Fish Pilaf with Caramelised Onions)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 400 g (2 cups) of long-grain rice (rinsed and soaked for 10 minutes); 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) of cod fillet (with scales and bones removed); 700 ml (24 fl oz) of fish or vegetable stock; ½ teaspoon of ground cardamom; ½ teaspoon of ground turmeric; Salt and pepper; ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon of ground cloves; 15 g (¼ cup) of blanched almonds (toasted); 6 tablespoons of olive oil; 5 onions (halved and sliced into thin rings); ½ teaspoon of ground cumin; 15 g (¼ cup) of pine nuts (toasted)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sumac

By Anas Atassi

Published 2021

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Ingredients

6 tablespoons of olive oil
5 onions (halved and sliced into thin rings)
700 ml (

Method

In a large saucepan, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat. Add the onion rings to the hot oil and cook for 15 minutes. Do not have the heat set too high because onions burn easily. Spoon the caramelised onions out of the pan and drain them on paper towel. Reserve half to garnish.

Pulse the other half of the caramelised onions in a blender into a thick, dark-brown paste. Add th

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