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Mahi Zaferani - Sea Bream Fillet in Saffron ماهی زعفرانی

Mahi Zaferani – Sea Bream Fillet in Saffron ماهی زعفرانی

Sea Bream fillet in saffron sauce is easy, delicious, and a quick one-pan recipe.

Course after work cooking, easy recipe, gluten-free, low carb, Main Dish, Quick & Easy
Cuisine iranian cuisine, iranian food, persian cuisine, Persian Food
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS MAHI ZAFERANI – SEA BREAM FILLET IN SAFFRON SAUCE ماهی زعفرانی

INGREDIENTS MARINADE

  • 4 sea bream fillets
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 lemon juice of it
  • pepper freshly ground

INGREDIENTS FLOUR-SPICE MIXTURE

  • 1 tsp lime powder ground
  • salt, pepper
  • 3 tbsp Flour

INGREDIENTS SAFFRON SAUCE

  • 1/2 tsp saffron threads
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 clove garlic

INGREDIENTS FRESH HERBS

  • 1 stem fresh mint
  • 1 stem fresh thyme
  • 1 stem fresh sage

Instructions

PREPARATION MAHI ZAFERANI – SEA BREAM FILLET IN SAFFRON SAUCE ماهی زعفرانی

PREPARATION MARINADE

  1. Cut red onion into rings, mix with the juice of one lemon and black pepper.

  2. Marinate the sea bream fillets in this mixture for maximum half an hour.

PREPARATION SAFFRON SAUCE

  1. Grind saffron, pour 50 ml of boiling water over it, cover and leave to cool.

  2. After about 10 minutes, press a clove of garlic through a press and add it.

  3. Squeeze the lemon and add the lemon juice as well.

  4. Mix everything well and set aside.

PREPARATION FLOUR-SPICE MIXTURE

  1. Grind all the spices finely and mix well with the flour.

PREPARATION SEA BREAM FILLETS

  1. Remove the sea bream fillets from the marinade, pat them well, coat them with the flour-spice mixture and fry them in a little bit of oil in a pan for 5 minutes.

  2. Add marinade, saffron sauce and fresh herbs, bring to a boil once, then turn off the heat and let the fish cook for no more than 3 minutes. Higher heat on the stove would only harm it. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

My favorite way to serve it is with rice.