Fish Fillets with Harissa and Black Olives (Tunisia)

Name: Fish Fillets with Harissa and Black Olives (Tunisia)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian & Sahel
Ingredients: 2 lb thick fish fillets; salt and pepper; flour; olive oil; 1 small onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 cup tomato sauce; 0.5 tsp harissa; 1 medium bay leaf; 1 cup pitted kalamata olive; 1 fresh lemon; fresh parsley

Pan-cooked fish, kalamata olive and lemon, warmed with harissa, a Tunisian dish. It's finished with parsley.

30 min · Serves 4 · Easy

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Season fish with salt and pepper. Dust with flour and fry in hot olive oil until golden brown on all sides.
2
Transfer fish to a side dish. Add onion and garlic to the skillet and cook for a few minutes.
3
Add tomato sauce, harissa, bay leaf and 1/2 cup water. Cook for 10 minutes. Add olives and fish fillets and continue cooking, uncovered, until the fish is tender and the sauce thick.
10 min
4
Add lemon juice to taste. Discard the bay leaf. Serve, sprinkled with parsley.