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Mediterranean white fish shakshuka

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  • 45 ml extra virgin olive oil
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat with the olive oil.
  • 1 whole onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 whole red bell pepper
  • 1 whole green bell pepper
Finely chop the onion and the red and green bell peppers and roughly chop the garlic.
Add the chopped vegetables, mix to coat and saute about 5 minutes until lightly sauteed and the onions are translucent.
  • 4 g sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • 2 g ground cumin
Add the paprika and cumin and mix in quickly so the paprika does not turn bitter.
  • 2 can diced tomatoes
  • 80 g pitted and sliced kalamata olives
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
  • white sugar
Add the two cans of diced tomatoes and the sliced kalamata olives, season with salt and pepper and mix.
Simmer 10 minutes until the juices have slightly reduced.
  • 4 whole cod fillets
Pat the cod fillets completely dry on paper towels.
  • 2 g dried cilantro
  • 1½ g ground turmeric
  • ½ g dried dill
  • ½ g crushed red pepper flakes
Mix the dried cilantro, turmeric, dill and red pepper flakes in a shallow bowl.
  • sea salt
  • freshly cracked black pepper
Rub the spice mix over the fillets all around and season both sides with sea salt and black pepper.
  • fresh lemon juice
Lay the fish in the sauce in a single layer, flip each piece to coat, cover and simmer 6 to 8 minutes until just cooked through and flaky.
  • chopped cilantro
Off the heat, squeeze fresh lemon juice over the fish and top with chopped cilantro.
Lemon and cilantro finish