Moroccan Spiced Fish with Ginger Mash

Name: Moroccan Spiced Fish with Ginger Mash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan Imperial & Coastal
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes; 2 tsp unsalted butter; 1 garlic clove; 0.5 tsp harissa; 1 lemon; 0.125 cup fresh cilantro; 1 piece fresh gingerroot; 2 white fish fillets; salt and pepper

Fish, potatoes and lemon come together in this dish, fragrant with clove and harissa and baked in the oven. Serve with mashed sweet potatoes.

30 min · Serves 2 · Easy

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 tspunsalted butter, softened
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
0.5–1 tspharissa
1 lemon, zest of
30 mlfresh cilantro, chopped
1 piecefresh gingerroot, peeled and finely grated (about 1-inch)
2 white fish fillets, skinless
salt and pepper, to taste

Method

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

1
Heat oven to 350°F Coat a small baking dish (big enough to just hold fish filets) with nonstick cooking spray.
2
Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling, salted water for about 10 minutes or until just tender when pierced with a knife.
10 min
3
Meanwhile, mix together the butter with the garlic, harissa, lemon zest, cilantro, salt and pepper.
4
When the potatoes are ready, drain thoroughly, mash with the ginger and salt and pepper; keep warm.
5
Place the fish in baking pan, season with salt and pepper, then spread half the butter mixture over each fillet. Bake for about 8 minutes until just cooked through. Serve with the mashed sweet potatoes.
8 min