Best North African Chermoula Marinade Recipes
SPICED HERB MARINADE FOR FISH
Chermoula is a traditional North African marinade for fish, especially in Morocco where, surprisingly, it's often used with shad. It has become very popular recently with North American restaurant chefs as a quick and easy (and cheap!) way to add lots of flavor to bland fish. Many old-fashioned recipes don't call for cilantro and parsley at all, but the fresh flavor of the green herbs adds a great deal to the preparation.
Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Categories Garlic Bake Marinate Lemon Salmon Cilantro Parsley
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Chop the cilantro and parsley leaves together to a very fine mince. You should have 1 cup of minced herbs. Transfer to a saucepan.
- Crush the garlic with the sea salt in a mortar, or using the back of a spoon in a small bowl, to make a paste. Stir in the cumin, dried pepper, paprika, olive oil, and lemon juice. Add to the saucepan with the herbs and mix well.
- Have the fish steaks ready in a baking dish large enough to hold them all in one layer.
- Set the herb mixture over medium-low heat and warm until it is very hot, but not boiling. Taste and adjust the seasoning. When it is the way you want it, pour the warm marinade over the fish steaks. Cover with plastic and set aside for an hour or so.
- When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Remove the plastic wrap and transfer the fish with their marinade to the oven. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the fish is done, basting every 5 minutes or so with the marinade.
- Serve immediately, spooning a little of the marinade over each serving.
CHERMOULA-MARINATED MACKEREL
Chermoula is a North African marinade, used to flavour fish. The recipe varies, but this one contains paprika, making in Moroccan
Provided by Maria Elia
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Pound the ingredients for the filling together using a pestle and mortar. Make 3 diagonal incisions along both sides of each mackerel, then push in the filling. Chill for up to 2 hrs before cooking.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. For the chermoula, place the garlic, spices, lemon juice, coriander and a pinch of sea salt into a blender. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil, blending.
- Brush the mackerel with a little olive oil on both sides, then place on a hot griddle or frying pan and sear for 2 mins on each side. Carefully transfer to an oven tray and bake for about 10 mins, or until the mackerel is cooked through. Drizzle with some of the chermoula and serve with the Carrot, olive & lemon couscous (recipe, below), lemon wedges and the remaining chermoula on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 698 calories, Fat 58 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 0.36 milligram of sodium
CHERMOULA
Chermoula is a North African marinade, used especially for fish. It also makes a great dipping sauce or salad dressing. This recipe has plenty of tang and has been adapted from one by Julie Le Clerc. I use coriander (cilantro) rather than parsley and Lee Kum Kee's Chili Garlic Sauce rather than a small red chili. I like the end product so much that I can eat it with a spoon. Yummo!
Provided by Leggy Peggy
Categories Vegetable
Time 10m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pound all ingredients together in a large mortar and pestle or buzz in a food processor. You want a rough-textured paste. Note: I use all the coriander stems.
- Chermoula will keep several days in the fridge.
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