Recipes
Tested recipes, each one telling you which item to pick and which cut to ask for.
Most fish recipes online start after the fish is already in the kitchen, and leave you alone with the hardest part: what to buy and how to ask for it. These start earlier. Each one tells you which item suits it and why, which cut to ask the fishmonger for so the dish works, and exactly how many minutes before the flesh toughens. These six are what actually gets cooked in Egyptian homes: sayadeya, charcoal-grilled fish, shrimp tagine, fried calamari, crab soup and a baked tray.
Fish sayadeya
How to make fish sayadeya with browned onion rice, step by step, plus which fish to choose and which cut to ask for.
Open the recipeCharcoal-grilled fish
How to grill fish over charcoal step by step: the marinade, the heat, the timing, and how to stop the fish sticking to the grill.
Open the recipeShrimp tagine in tomato
Shrimp tagine with tomato and garlic in the oven, with clear steps and which shrimp size to pick.
Open the recipeCrisp fried calamari
Calamari rings crisp outside and tender inside: the seasoning, the coating, the oil temperature and the timing you must not exceed.
Open the recipeCrab soup
A rich crab soup: cleaning the crab, building the broth, seasoning, and how long to keep it on the heat.
Open the recipeBaked fish tray with vegetables
Fish baked with potato, tomato and pepper in one tray, a complete dish, plus which fish and which cut suits it.
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