Fried Sea Bream

Ingredients

Fish

• 2 sea bream, cleaned
• Flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp ground five-spice (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper)
• 2 tbsp fish seasoning
• 1 tbsp cumin
• Crushed garlic
• Lemon
• Oil for frying

Side: parsley tahini (baqdounsieh)

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• A squeeze of lemon
• About 1/2 cup cold water

Method

1. Clean the fish and make two cuts on each side. Add the garlic, lemon, fish seasoning, salt and black pepper and marinate for an hour.
2. Heat the oil for frying, coat the fish in flour and place it straight into the oil without moving it. Fry each side for about 15 minutes until cooked. Serve with lettuce and lemon.
3. For the parsley tahini: add the lemon to the tahini and stir until it thickens, then add the cold water little by little until it has the consistency of yogurt. Add the parsley, garlic and salt.