Lebanese Food Recipes

CODFISH BALLS RECIPE

Mix equal parts of mashed potatoes and shredded codfish. 
Form them into little balls. 
Dip the balls into whipped egg and then bread crumbs. 
Fry in hot margarine and serve garnished with parsley.

Enjoy...

Serves 4:

• 3 table spoons prepared horseradish
• 3 table spoons mayonnaise
• 2 table spoons dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 teraspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 salmon steaks, about 1" thick

Heat the oven to 425 degrees.  Drain the horseradish and combine it with the mayonnaise.  Season the bread crumbs with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.  Pat the salmon steaks dry with paper towels and put them on a rack in a shallow pan.  Coat the tops of he steaks with the mayonnaise mixture and sprinkle the bread crumbs on top.  Bake in the hot oven until the fish is almost done, about 20 minutes.  Undeer broiler broil the salmon steaks until the crust is browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

Serves 6-8:

• 3 lbs. fish (ling cod, king or perch)
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups uncooked rice, long grain
• 1 table spoon cumin
• add salt and pepper to taste

Wash fish, salt inside and out.  Let stand for 1 hour.  Fry fish in olive oil.  Set in Platter.  Remove heads from fried fish and boil in 2 cups water on medium heat about 1/2 hour.  Strain liquid.  Brown onions until golden brown in fish residue, adding more olive oil if needed.  Add rice, cumin, salt and pepper.  Saute rice with onions for a few minutes.  Add strained liquied to measure 4 cups.  Add water, if additional liquid if needed.  Cover and cook over medium heat 20 minutes.  Then simmer 10 additional minutes until rice is done.  Place on platter.  Debone fish and put over rice.   Garnish with lemon wedges.

Enjoy...

GRILLED FISH LEBANESE RECIPE

• 2 lbs. fish (ling cod, king or perch)
• Olive oil

Wash fish, salt and let stand for an hour.  Thoroughly rub with olive oil.  Grill on charcoal and serve with tartar sauce. 

Enjoy...