
Complet poisson
User Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Tunisian, North African

Complet poisson
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Complet poisson is a popular Tunisian dish consisting of fried or grilled fish, vegetable, fries, tastira or slata méchouia, egg, and pepper.
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Ingredients
- 4 whole fish (mullet, sea bass, sea bream, red mullet, sole) or 4 fillet of fatty tuna
- 4 eggs
- 4 green hot peppers
- 2 zucchini , sliced
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- Green salad with vinaigrette
For the tastira
- 3 green hot peppers
- 4 long green peppers (bull's horn)
- 6 tomatoes , quartered and seeded
- 3 cloves garlic , crushed
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
For the French fries
- 2 lb potatoes (bintje)
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- fine salt
Equipment
- Deep fryer
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Instructions
Hot peppers
- Add oil to a pan and heat.
- Fry the peppers on both sides for a few minutes.
- Set aside.
Zucchini
- Heat ½ cup (120 ml) of oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Fry the zucchini slices until they soften a little.
- Drain in a colander.
- Season with salt, pepper and set aside.
Tastira
- Add the vegetable oil into a skillet on medium-high heat.
- First fry the bell peppers and green hot peppers until the skin is blistered.
- In the same oil, fry the tomatoes over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Peel and seed the peppers.
- Using two sharp knives, mince the tomatoes and peppers.
- In another pan, add the olive oil and heat over medium heat.
- Add garlic and sauté for about 10 seconds. Add tomatoes and the chopped peppers, and mix.
- Simmer for 10 minutes then add the cumin and salt.
- Cook over medium heat for a few minutes or until the liquids are reduced, stirring regularly.
- Set aside.
Fish
- Add a large volume of oil to a large skillet.
- Fry the fish for a few minutes on each side, or until they are cooked and golden brown.
- Place them on paper towels and set aside.
French fries
- Peel the potatoes and wash them, then cut them into thin or thick sticks (according to taste).
- Wash them again and dry them very well in a clean cloth.
- In a large saucepan or fryer, heat a large volume of oil to 300 F (150˚C).
- Fry the potatoes for the first time for 7 to 8 minutes. Do not overload the pan or deep fryer. For 2 lb (1 kg) of potatoes, cook about ⅓ French fries at a time.
- Let the fries cool, while you prepare the fish and/or the rest of the dish.
- Just before serving, fry the French fries a second time in the oil heated to 375 F (190˚C) for about 3 minutes (they must be crisp without being hard). Season with salt.
Fried eggs
- Just before setting the dish, prepare the sunny side up eggs.
- Heat a little oil in a pan, break the eggs and drop them gently.
- Cook for about 5 minutes over low heat until the edges are golden brown and lightly toasted.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Assembly of the dish
- Place the fish in the center of a large dish.
- Around, add 2 tablespoons of tastira, 2 tablespoons of zucchini, some green salad, some French fries, a sunny side up egg and a fried hot pepper.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- The fish can also be grilled instead of fried.
- The tastira can be replaced by slata méchouia or makbouba.
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