Name: Burghul pilaf with spiced fish
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup coarse burgul; 1 tablespoon harissa paste; 1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped; 20 gram butter; 1 onion, finely sliced; 3 cardamom pods, bruised; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 strips lemon or orange zest; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes; 2 1/2 cup chicken stock or water; 200 gram firm white fish; 50 gram baby spinach, to serve

Burghul pilaf with spiced fish

Get creative with this delicious and nutritious burghul pilaf with spiced fish - a tasty inventive version of the middle eastern classic.

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Serves 4

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25M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1 cup coarse burgul

1 tablespoon harissa paste

1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped

20 gram butter

1 onion, finely sliced

3 cardamom pods, bruised

1 cinnamon stick

2 strips lemon or orange zest

1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes

2 1/2 cup chicken stock or water

200 gram firm white fish

50 gram baby spinach, to serve

Method

1.Rinse burghul in sieve under cold water under water runs clear. Drain well.

2.In a large heavy- based saucepan, melt butter on medium. Saute onion 4-5 minutes until lightly golden and tender. Stir in burghul, spices and zest, cooking 1 minute.

3.Add stock or water and bring to simmer. Cover with a tightly fitting lid wrapped in a tea towel. Reduce heat to very low. Cook 10 minutes, until all liquid is absorbed and grains are tender.

4.Add fish. Continue cooking for a further 5 minutes.

5.Flake fish and stir through pilaf and set aside covered 10 minutes. Add baby spinach to mixture and fluff rice with a fork to serve.

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