Benny Raba's Tripolitan Chraime. Photography: Sarit Goffen, Styling: Inna Gutman
Benny Raba's Tripolitan Chraime. Photography: Sarit Goffen, Styling: Inna Gutman
Recipe

Tripolitanian Chraime

A staple dish of Tripolitanian cuisine with the fisherman's twist: using a whole fish, which thickens the sauce and deepens the flavors

Ingredients for Tripolitanian Chraime

  • 2.2lbs (1 kilogram) grouper (with the bones and head) thickly sliced ​​into 4 portions
  • ½ cup oil
  • ¾ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste heaping
  • 1 heads of garlic Peeled and crushed, and a few whole cloves
  • 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
  • ½ tablespoon hot paprika
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon caraway ground
  • 1 lemon juiced

Instructions

  • 1. Mix all the ingredients, except the fish, the caraway and the lemon juice, into a cold paste in a flat pot. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium. Continue cooking for another 7 minutes.

  • 2. Place the fish in the pot and cook for another 20 minutes on low heat.

  • 3. Add the caraway to the pot and stir. Squeeze in the lemon juice and leave on the gas for another 3 minutes.

  • 4. For a spicier version: add two hot peppers, green or red, to the stew, without cutting them or removing the seeds.

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This recipe is courtesy of “Haschulchan” website.

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