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Fried fish with a mushroom sauce

Fried fish with a mushroom sauce

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe featuring sparrow-sized meatballs cooked in a pot and served with a creamy mousseron sauce.

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Recipe from Kihoiu, Jokes Free4Me, Strainu and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This recipe for “Ficuțais à la tiguiye” is a Belgian specialty that combines fish and condiments to create a flavorful dish. The “Ficuțais,” which are pieces of poultry, are cooked in a sauce made with mousseron (a type of fish).

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodtiguiye
  • Estimated cost$4.97 $1.24 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.29
  • $3.16
  • $0.03
  • $0.47
  • $0.10
  • $0.07
  • $0.46
  • $0.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and bell peppers, along with the garlic cloves, and sauté them in olive oil in a pot with a lid. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook over medium heat until golden brown.
  3. Add the ficulais and, if necessary, some water. Continue to cook over low heat until the ficulais are tender.
  4. Add a spoonful of mustard, salt, and pepper. Then, add the chopped thyme. ≈ 3 min
  5. Let it simmer for a few more minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
  6. Serve with polenta and sour cream. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fried fish with a mushroom sauce

  • 2 medium-sized white onions$0.29
  • 2-3 green bell peppers$3.16
  • salt$0.03
  • ground black pepper$0.47
  • Chopped garlic (Allium sativum)$0.10
  • mustard$0.07
  • olive oil$0.46
  • a sprig of thyme$0.39

Total$4.97

that's $1.24 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of sparrow-sized quail
  • 2 medium-sized white onions
  • 2-3 green bell peppers
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • Chopped garlic (Allium sativum)
  • mustard
  • olive oil
  • a sprig of thyme

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