Fried fish with potatoes and pomegranate sauce

Fried fish with potatoes and pomegranate sauce

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A deep-fried fish, surrounded by baked apple slices, served with sliced onions and a pomegranate sauce with garlic and cilantro.

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This Azerbaijani dish combines fried golden fish with baked sweet potatoes. The pomegranate, garlic, and cilantro sauce adds a refreshing, acidic touch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan and oven
  • Estimated cost$5.81 $1.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.05
  • $0.06
  • $0.24
  • $2.72
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $1.05
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the fish, season it with salt, rinse it, and roll it in breadcrumbs mixed with flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the fish on both sides, after making an incision in the skin.
  2. Cook the apples in water, with their skins on. Then peel them and cut them into 2 to 4 pieces.
  3. Place the cooked fish in a dish, arrange the apples around it, season with salt and pepper, and then bake for 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Combine the pomegranate sauce with the salt and crushed garlic, then add the chopped cilantro. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the fish in a dish, sprinkle with sliced onion, and pour over with pomegranate sauce. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fried fish with potatoes and pomegranate sauce

  • 250 ml of oil$1.05
  • 20 grams of bread crumbs$0.06
  • 3 tablespoons of flour or fine semolina$0.24
  • 8 medium-sized potatoes$2.72
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 15 grams of cilantro$1.05
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$5.81

that's $1.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of fish
  • 250 ml of oil
  • 20 grams of bread crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons of flour or fine semolina
  • 8 medium-sized potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g pomegranate sauce
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 15 grams of cilantro
  • salt
  • pepper

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