Fragrant fish tagine

Fragrant fish tagine

A flavourful fish dish that is perfect for a crowd or can be frozen in batches for a handy midweek treat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. To make the chermoula, put the oil, garlic, cumin, paprika, three-quarters of the coriander and the salt in a small bowl. Add the lemon juice, then blitz with a hand blender until smooth. Spoon half over the fish fillets and turn them over to coat both sides. Set aside to marinate.
  2. Heat the oil and fry the onions and garlic until softened and starting to colour, about 4-5 mins. Add the cumin and paprika and cook for 2 mins more. Add the tomatoes, stock, olives and lemon zest, stir in remaining chermoula and simmer, uncovered for 10 mins.
  3. Stir in the peppers and potatoes, cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potatoes are tender. If freezing, reserve half the sauce and chill before freezing.
  4. Stir the remaining coriander into the tagine, then arrange the fish fillets on top (if freezing a batch, reserve 4 portions of fish), and cook for 4-6 mins until the fish is just cooked. Serve with basmati rice, boiled with a little saffron if you like.
Try

Freeze your tagine in small batches

For more flexibility, pack in portions of two. Wrap the uncooked fish and tagine separately in freezer bags, getting rid of as much air from the bags as you can. Will freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw both completely in the fridge, then reheat the tagine in a pan until piping hot. Cook the thawed fish on top for 4-6 mins.

PER SERVING

282 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 7g, salt 2.76 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2011.

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  • Binder photo NC

    06 March 2012

    NC rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this at the weekend with red tilapia and it was so delicious. I let a lot of the liquid evaporate because I prefer a thicker sauce. Also watch the salt content as the stock will be a little salty and the olives are usually salty if they are in brine. I added both and then checked salt levels and found that I didn't need any more. By the way, it tasted even better the next day!

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  • 09 March 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty. Used pollock which was fine as an alternative. Found the potatoes slightly hard in texture and would leave them out next time.

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  • 01 May 2012

    Foodie rated this recipe

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  • 07 June 2012

    bbarks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! Served 6 students who all loved it! With the leftovers I used as chunky soup the next day as there was quite alot of sauce left over :)

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  • 07 June 2012

    bbarks commented on this recipe

    forgot to add.. i didn't add potatoes but served with couscous!

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  • 28 June 2012

    Andrea rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, will make again

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  • 21 July 2012

    pavdude rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    nom nom nom just lovely, what are you waiting for? Get cooking! You'll love it!

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  • 12 August 2012

    Ilovefood123 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Served this for a dinner party the other night, it was a lovely warm evening so served with cous cous and a green salad, and a little yoghurt, which we even managed to eat outside in the Great British summer. Great result, everyone loved the dish (I am sometimes nervous cooking fish for friends). I did make the dish the day before and just reheated then added the fish at the last moment. Would definitely serve again although I would personally like it to be spicier. Great quick stress-free recipe, just perfect for mid-week or special enough for dinner parties. I used Tilapia as it is a fish that is loved by the kids in our family.

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  • 03 September 2012

    pmcgarrity rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just made this and it was absolutely divine. I substituted the fish in the recipe for hake and it held well while cooking, I also used sweet potato instead of baby potatoes and red, yellow and green peppers instead of just green. I'll make this again it's very easy, delicious and healthy-thanks for the recipe

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  • 01 October 2012

    hlnharrison rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I can't agree with most of the comments here. I thought this was OK but nothing out of the ordinary. I thought the potatoes were not necessary when serving with rice. I might make this again as tilapia fillets are an economical fish and they do need some added flavour but I would leave out the potatoes and olives and possibly stir through some spinach at the last minute.

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  • 22 October 2012

    adrian69 commented on this recipe

    Made this last night, used cod loin, really tasty!! Halved the recipe and then reduced amount of fish stock to make sauce less runny. This worked. Served with cous cous. Would be great with chicken or seafood.

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  • 01 November 2012

    carly88 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this last night and it was gorgeous!!..added some chilli flakes for some spice and served with rice and chapatis.

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  • 27 November 2012

    Divvy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made it tonight for two people. Sauce was very nice. First time I had tilapia. Lovely meaty fish. Didn't add olives - hubby don't like them. Also didn't add fish stock - didn't have any so added a small amount of Thai fish sauce. Added green chillies and red chilli powder for some spice. Sauce was really thick - mostly likely because I didn't add the stock. Will make it again.

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  • 11 December 2012

    bat_bren rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nice with monkfish without the olives and potatoes

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  • 07 January 2013

    J Jukes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    My rubbish local supermarket didn't have tilapia so I used king prawns, it was delicious & surprisingly easy to throw together!

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  • Binder photo Jo

    16 February 2013

    Jo commented on this recipe

    DELICIOUS!! I added a few chopped, dried apricots. They add a touch of sweetness and really enhance the flavours of the spices. Lovely recipe.

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  • 22 February 2013

    struth rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    We just had this for supper and it was very good. I used sea bass fillets. Next time I will probably add a little chilli pepper to give it a bit more oomph, but will definitely make regularly from now on. With 4 tblsp. olive oil, can it really be only 282 calories?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

FOR THE CHERMOULA & FISH

FOR THE TAGINE

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PER SERVING

282 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 24g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, sugar 7g, salt 2.76 g

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