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Lebanese Fish Siddeah
Photo: Gregor Moser

Lebanese Fish Siddeah

10 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

959
Calories
61g
Protein
51g
Fat
66g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 kg white fish fillets
  • 3 medium onions or 450 g, chopped
  • ½ cup pine seeds or 75 g
  • 2 cups long grain white rice or 400 g
  • 2½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3½ cups water or 875 ml
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 cubes of Chicken Bouillon

Directions

1

Heat oil in a large nonstick pot; fry the fish fillets on both sides until golden brown. Remove and set aside.

2

Add onions and pine seeds to the pot, stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until onions is dark brown but not burnt.

3

Add rice, cumin powder, cinnamon powder and stir for a minute. Add water, lemon juice,Chicken Bouillon cubes and bring to boil.

4

Carefully place the fish fillets in the pot over the rice, cover the pot and cook over low heat for 25 minutes or until the rice is cooked.

5

Gently remove the fish fillet, place the rice on a serving dish and place the fish fillets over the rice.

6

Garnish with fried onions, fried pine seeds and lemon wedges.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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