
Pasta & rice
Fish couscous (couscous hout)
Tunisian couscous served with a whole fish or fish steaks, cooked in a tomato sauce spiced with harissa and parsley. Typical of the Sfax, Mahdia and Djerba coasts, it is eaten mostly on Fridays and at celebrations.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
780 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 53.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 104.3 g
- of which sugars
- 8.1 g
- Fat
- 13.9 g
- of which saturated fat
- 2.2 g
- Fiber
- 8.4 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Clean the fish, cut it into steaks and season with salt, pepper and cumin.
- Fry the chopped onions in olive oil for 5 minutes, then add the garlic, grated tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for 10 minutes.
- Dilute the harissa and paprika in a little water, pour into the sauce, then add the potato in quarters and the water.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, then gently lay the fish steaks in and cook for another 15 minutes without stirring.
- Meanwhile, dampen the couscous with a little salted water, roll it by hand, then steam it for 20 minutes.
- Arrange the couscous on a dish, place the fish and potato on top, spoon over the sauce and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Variations and tips
Prawn version. Replace the fish with 500 g of peeled prawns added in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

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