Fried Fish With Rice Kuwaiti Emirati Recipes

FISH MACHBOOS RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the fish with water to help remove the odor. Use a paper towel to dry the fish
• The marinate the fish with salt, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, and lemon using your hand
• Pour vegetable oil into the pan
• Transfer the marinated fish to the pan. Let it fry for 3 to 5 minutes or until it turns brown. Turn to the opposite side and fry til it turns brown
• Next, pour vegetable oil into a separate pan for frying the onion. Add chopped onion & a pinch of cinnamon and cumin in the pan
• Keep stirring the onions while frying until it turns brown. Remove the onion from the pan and set it aside for later use.
• In a separate pot, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to prepare cooking the rice.
• Once the oil is hot, add the rice & salt. Give a quick stir for few minutes before pouring water on the rice.
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder on the rice pot to change the color into yellow
• Simmer the rice until there is no water, and then adjust the fire to low heat.
• Transfer the cooked fish into the rice pot along with some of the browned fried onion. Keep the other half browned onion for garnish
• Continue cooking the rice for 5 more minutes or until the rice is fully cooked.
• Lastly, before serving, stir to mix to make sure the browned onion is fully absorbed on the rice.
• Transfer the rice and fish to a plate and add some browned onion as a garnish. Serve with Daqoos and Arabic Salad or other Middle Eastern salads.

FRIED FISH WITH RICE (KUWAITI & EMIRATI)

Steps:

• Wash fish, clean well leaving on heads, make sure scales are all removed and fish is degutted.
• Wash the white Basmati rice well and leave to soak for 15-30 minutes depending on quality of rice.
• Bring a large pan of water to a boil put in the fish, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and clove and simmer until cooked.
• Remove the fish and reserve the cooking water.
• Cut some gashes across the fish and rub on some bahrat and the minced garlic then pour fresh lemon juice over top. Refrigerate for up to 1 1/2 hours.
• Cook Basmati rice with as much reserved cooking liquid as needed, sea salt and the loomis.
• Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the onions until soft and golden adding the turmeric, some sea salt and 1/4 tsp bahrat.
• Mix 2/3 of the onions into the cooked rice & sprinkle the remaining onion mixture over top.
• After the fish has marinated, pat dry with paper towel.
• Preheat oven to 275F (not very high).
• Heat 1/2 inch oil (vegetable or light olive) until hot in a pan and fry the fish one at a time until golden brown, then drain on paper towel.
• Place fish on top of rice, cover with aluminum foil and set in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Serve with lemon and lime wedges, radishes if wished, and Recipe #387327 for a wonderful authentic Kuwaiti meal.
• Don't forget to eat this with your 3 first fingers of the right had keeping food from going above the mid knuckles!
• Enjoy!

RICE WITH ONION (MASHKOUL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pick over rice and wash gently with cold water until water runs clear. Drain.
• Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot, add rice and salt and return to the boil, stirring occasionally to keep the grains separate. Boil for 8 minutes, the strain in a large sieve.
• Heat ghee or butter in a heavy pan and add onion. Fry gently until transparent, increase heat and fry until crisp and light coloured.
• Grease a 9 X 13 inch baking pan. add half the onion to the pan and add strained rice on top and toss with a fork to mix onion through rice. Sprinkle the rest of the onion on top of rice. Cover well with aluminum foil and place in oven until done. (If you feel the rice needs more moisture add sprinkles of water to the dish and place back in the oven until done) Approximately 15 minutes.
• Fluff up with a fork and serve pilled on a plater.