Spiced bulghar pilaf with fish

Spiced bulghar pilaf with fish

Use sustainable white fish in this North African-inspired rice one-pot with harissa and apricot - full of iron, fibre and 2 of your 5 -a-day

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a lidded flameproof casserole dish. Tip in the onions and cook for 10 mins until soft and golden. Add the carrots and cumin, and cook for 2 mins more. Stir through the harissa, bulghar and apricots, pour over the stock and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 7 mins.
  2. Add the spinach and stir through until just wilted. Arrange the fish fillets on top, pop a slice of lemon on each and season. Replace the lid and cook for 8 mins, keeping over a low-ish heat.
  3. Turn heat to low and cook for 7-8 mins more until the fish is cooked through and the bulghar is tender. Season with pepper and serve.

PER SERVING

416 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2012.

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  • 2012-11-10 10:09:42.907348

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Surprised nobody else has tried this yet - it is very good. As it was cooking my inarticulate 14yr old son commented that it was 'beautiful'. I forgot to buy bulghar wheat, but had giant couscous in the cupboard, which worked very well. And unless you are made of very stern stuff I'd only use 1 tbsp of harissa.

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  • 2012-11-14 16:13:10.038253

    cassFarmer rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2012-11-14 17:56:36.647894

    lannie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    found this really quick and simple to make and tasted lovely!! i didnt have any harrissa paste so i made a paste of crushed chilli (minus the seeds) corriander paste and cumin also didnt have any apricots so used half a yellow pepper. loved it!

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  • 2012-11-15 09:16:34.109374

    Tony rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy and very tasty, added a tin of chickpeas too. Will certainly be making again.

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  • 2012-11-15 18:37:06.66628

    Mamaknowsbest rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely lovely. Made this with River Cobbler (£2 for 2 fillets) so a very cheap meal that tasted fantastic!

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  • 2012-11-19 10:24:50.786483

    Seonaid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really lovely.

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  • 2012-11-25 15:48:53.815403

    Mary Chappell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Liked this dish, different and interesting, but the harissa I get is very strong and I would only add 1 tsp for 4 people. Otherwise made it just as you said.

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  • 2012-11-28 22:36:21.877606

    KatieK rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! So easy to make and such interesting textures and flavours. Perfect for a cold November night. Will definitely make this again, and soon!

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  • 2012-11-29 08:02:10.880713

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night for friends and we all loved it! I used veggie stock and left out the apricots (not a fan myself!). Would definitely recommend as a healthy, slightly unusual dish.

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  • 2012-11-29 21:46:23.695526

    Nicky commented on this recipe

    This is absolutely delicious! A lovely combination and something interesting to do with white fish.

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  • 2012-12-07 09:58:02.155499

    Yvonne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Make this last night pretty much exactly to the recipe and it was delicious! I did add in a red pepper and didn't have cumin seeds so had to use ground cumin which didn't take from it. I will be making this again very soon!

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  • 2013-01-06 14:44:32.617628

    Pickle Stick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this. Very tasty. I also used half the amount of Harrisa and it still had a bit of spice, but not overpowering. I had the left over mix with a fried egg for lunch the following day and it went very well with the egg.

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  • 2013-01-27 13:57:18.652962

    Helena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant recipe - easy and extremely tastey

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  • 2013-02-01 18:52:26.522543

    A_Mann commented on this recipe

    Amazing and super easy!

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  • 2013-02-01 18:53:15.777241

    A_Mann rated this recipe

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  • 2013-02-05 11:39:34.790887

    StormyRaincloud rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is lovely. I used couscous, didn't have bulghar wheat, never heard of it to be honest, and it isn't something I usually have in, but couscous is, so... Really tasty, didn't have apricots though, but don't think I'll bother with them. The harissa paste is wonderful, definitely make it again.

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  • 2013-02-20 21:03:06.416507

    toritori rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this was lovely-was a bit wary as bulgar ive had in the past has been bland but this was yummy!makes a big portion too!i used ground cumin, not seeds and added celery & pepper instead of aprictos -this would be good as a side or with diced chicken in too wouldnt let me pick stars -5 from me!

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  • 2013-03-10 14:26:22.694023

    Dominic rated this recipe

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  • 2013-03-16 09:25:37.579714

    clairearblaster rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic, I used cous-cous as I couldn't find bulgar wheat and the flavours where just superb. I did pan fry my hake fillets as I am not too keen on steaming fish!

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  • 2013-04-16 21:03:32.137306

    Foodie Mum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and easy - a perfect, and unusual, one-pan meal. I followed the recipe to the letter, apart from increasing the spinach to 260g as that's what I had. We didn't find it particularly spicy but the flavours were lovely, and the hake was gorgeously tender. I'll definitely make this again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions , finely sliced
  • 3 carrots , grated
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp harissa
  • 200g bulghar wheat
  • 6 dried apricots , chopped
  • 700ml weak chicken stock (we made using 1 stock cube)
  • 200g baby spinach
  • 4 firm white fish fillets
  • 4 thin lemon slices
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PER SERVING

416 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 1 g

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