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moroccan fish balls

Morrocan Style Fish Balls

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings

8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds 1 kg skinless boneless white fish
  • Handful cilantro
  • Handful parsley
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 spicy pepper
  • 1 teaspoon + ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 egg
  • 2 heaping tablespoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon spicy paprika optional
  • Kosher salt and pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1 8½ ounce/250 ml can tomato paste
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 head garlic
  • 1/4-3/4 cup bread crumbs as needed
  • 1½  cup Boiling Water

Instructions

  • 1 Chop fish in food processor till chunky not pasty, remove and set aside in mixing bowl.
  • 2 Chop parsley, cilantro, ½ onion and ½ of the garlic in food processor until finely chopped, add to fish mix.
  • 3 Add 1 teaspoon cumin, salt, pepper and egg to fish and mix well. add the breadcrumbs as needed so that the fish makes a formable chunky paste.
  • 4 In a large sauté pan drizzle oil, add the fish in one at a time making golfball size balls, be very careful and delicate, use 2 tablespoons to flip them.
  • 5 Once all of the balls are browned remove to a separate plate.
  • 6 Back in the pot drizzle oil if needed and add the remaining onion and garlic sauté until translucent.  Add peppers and chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, salt pepper, paprika, remaining ½ teaspoon cumin. Stir well. 
  • 7 Add boiling water, bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer.  Add back in the balls, let simmer for a minimum of 45 minutes, but best after 2 hours.