Fried fish with onion and pomegranate

Fried fish with onion and pomegranate

Main dishes

Fried fish in the Azerbaijani style, coated in flour, and then topped with onion, herbs, and pomegranate. A simple recipe, best served hot with family.

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Balik qızartması is a fried fish dish from Azerbaijan, often served with onions and fresh herbs.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodFrying in a pan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.11
  • $0.16
  • $0.21

Directions

  1. Clean the fish, rinse it, and cut it into 10 cm wide pieces. Then, cut each piece in half lengthwise. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place the sliced onion on the fish, season with salt and pepper, and mix well. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Pour each piece of fish, pour enough oil into the frying pan to cover the bottom and heat it up. Coat the fish pieces on both sides with flour, then fry the skin-side down first.
  4. Sear the fish on both sides until golden brown. Garnish with onion slices, fresh herbs, and pomegranate seeds.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 750 g of fish (1 medium-sized fish)
  • 25 ml of oil (approximately 0.1 cup)
  • 100 g of flour
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g of pomegranate (seeds or syrup)
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste

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