Spicy Ragout Of Fish Balls - {Tajin Bil-Hut}

Recipe Ingredients

2 oz	56g	Stale Italian or French bread (to 3 oz) - crusts removed
1		Egg
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Boneless white-fleshed fish, such as
		Cod, hake or halibut - cut in small pieces
2 tablespoons	30ml	Finely-chopped parsley leaves
4 tablespoons	60ml	Garlic cloves - finely chopped (large)
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Onion - finely chopped (large)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Harisa
		Salt - to taste
2 teaspoons	10ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2 cups	474ml	Olive oil - for frying
1 3/4 cups	414ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tomato paste

Recipe Instructions

Soak bread in water and dry by squeezing by hand as if making snowball. Process egg in food processor 4 seconds. Add bread, fish, parsley, 3 garlic cloves, onion, 1 tablespoon harisa, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and process until pasty, scrapping down sides if necessary. If your food processor isn't big enough, you may have to do this in batches.

Remove paste from processor. Using wet hands to keep paste from sticking, roll into walnut-size balls. Flatten balls slightly so they look more like small hockey puck (or falafel). Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat until smoking, then cook several fish balls until light golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes, turning once. Do not crowd skillet as you cook them. Fish balls should be only half cooked. Repeat until all fish balls are browned.

In casserole (preferably earthenware), bring to boil 1/4 cup oil used for cooking fish, water, remaining garlic, tomato paste, remaining harisa, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, and remaining pepper. Add all browned fish balls, reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce is reduced by half and fish balls are springy to touch, about 20 minutes.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Each serving: 138 calories; 233 mg sodium; 59 mg cholesterol; 6 grams fat; 8 grams carbohydrates; 12 grams protein; 0.20 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 04-12-2000

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