Name: Barramundi with Moroccan spices
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 2 x 350g/12oz barramundi gutted and scaled; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp coriander; pinch paprika; pinch chilli powder; 2 garlic clove roughly chopped; juice 1 lemon; 5 tbsp olive oil; small bunch coriander roughly chopped

2 x 350g/12oz barramundi
gutted and scaled

For the dressing

½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp coriander
pinch paprika
pinch chilli
powder
2 garlic clove
roughly chopped
juice 1 lemon
5 tbsp olive oil
small bunch coriander
roughly chopped

Method

step 1
Tip all the dressing ingredients into a food processor with a pinch of salt and blitz to a dressing. Slash the fish three times on each side, coat with half of the dressing, then set aside to marinate for about 30 mins.
step 2
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Place the fish on a roasting tray, then cook in the oven for 20 mins until the flesh is firm and the eyes have turned white. Serve the fish with the rest of the dressing and steamed couscous or rice.
step 3
KNOW HOW: HOW TO COOK IT: Cooking barramundi on the bone, as we have done here, has its advantages – it will stay more moist during cooking, and some would say that the flavour is enhanced, too. If you want to take out the bones they are easy to locate and less likely to be lodged in the fillet if the fish is cooked whole. Fillets can be simply pan-fried or grilled. If you like trout, you will really enjoy the flavour of barramundi, which lends itself to similar ingredients and cooking methods – citrus flavours are particularly good, as are garlic and wild mushrooms. Simply roasting the fish with some fresh herbs, olive oil and seasoning is delicious, and in the summer months you could barbecue it, too. One thing that you mustn’t miss are the cheeks or ‘pearls’ of the fish, these are simply lovely, moist and really sweet – well worth leaving the head on for!