Sayadieh, Fish and Rice with Caramelized Onions

Sayadieh, Fish and Rice with Caramelized Onions : The fishermen's dish of Lebanon: golden white fish over cumin-scented brown rice, topped with caramelized onions and pine nuts.

• 4 servings
• Preparation 20 min
• Cooking 50 min
• Total 70 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : sayadieh fish and rice

• 700 g firm white fish fillets
• 4 onions
• 60 ml olive oil
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp ground cilantro (coriander)
• 300 g long-grain rice
• 700 ml water
• 2 tsp salt
• 40 g pine nuts
• 1 lemon

Preparation : sayadieh fish and rice

1. Put 3 onions cut into quarters in the bowl with half of the oil, then brown them slowly. 15 min120°Cspeed 1reverse
2. Add the water, spices and salt, then bring to a boil. 5 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
3. Add the rinsed rice and cook. 15 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
4. Sear the fish for 3 minutes per side in the remaining oil in a skillet.
5. Slice the last onion and brown it in the skillet with the pine nuts.
6. Spread the rice on a platter, top with the fish and garnish with the onions and pine nuts. Serve with lemon.

Storage: 1 day in the refrigerator.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 70 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.