Description
A Nowruz (Iranian New Year) meal wouldn’t be complete without Persian-style fried fish. Serve mahi sorkh shodeh with sabzi polo (green herb rice).
Ingredients
- ⅛ teaspoon saffron threads
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ pounds skinless cod fillets, about 1-inch thick
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- ¼ orange, juiced
- 1 orange, cut into wedges
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Crush saffron threads to a powder in a small mortar and pestle. Transfer to a small bowl with 1 tablespoon boiling water. Stir
- cover
- and set saffron water aside.
- Combine flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- turmeric
- pepper
- onion powder
- and garlic powder on a large plate.
- Dry fish well with paper towels. Cut into 3-inch long pieces and season with salt. Dredge fish in the flour mixture on all sides.
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add fish and fry on one side until nice and golden
- about 7 minutes. Flip fish
- drizzle saffron water over top
- and fry the other side until golden and fish flakes easily with a fork
- about 5 more minutes.
- Transfer fish to a serving platter. Squeeze orange juice over top and serve with orange and lime wedges.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4