Monday, March 30, 2009

Chraime


Chraime is a popular Sephardic fish and vegetable casserole . It can also be eaten as an entrée. Normally served with challah.
I LOVE eating Chraime. In Israel there are some restaurants that serve it.


I found these recipes for Chraime:

CHRAIME (MOROCCAN FISH)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INGREDIENTS

2 POUNDS TILAPIA

2 LEMONS FOR LEMON JUICE

HARISSA SAUCE

4 CLOVES SLICED GARLIC

2 JALAPENOS

1 CUP CHOPPED CILANTRO

SALT

PEPPER

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

DIRECTIONS

Pour fresh lemon juice over 2 pounds of fresh Tilapia and let sit for 10 minutes. On stove, simmer garlic, jalapenos and Harissa sauce in Extra Virgin Olive Oil for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, raise heat on the stove. Add in tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook for another 10 minutes on high heat. After 10 minutes, add half the cilantro. Add fish, then add the rest of the cilantro. Let simmer for 20-30 minutes on low heat. After 20-30 minutes, the Chraime is ready to serve.

links:

another link can be found here

A restaurant at Tel Aviv that serves Chraime

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