Pan Fried Snapper & Saffron Rice

Name: Pan Fried Snapper & Saffron Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: - 2 fish pieces / filets; - 1 cup rice; - 1/4 tsp saffron threads ground and soaked in 3 tbsp water; - Vegetable oil for frying; - 1/4 cup flour; - 1 tsp paprika; - 1 tsp onion powder; - 1/2 tsp cumin; - 1/2 tsp nutmeg; - salt and pepper to taste

by Nour Kay

2 Servings

25 min

I am a lover of all 15 min meals, the nutritious and healthy ones that make you feel satisfied and that you can put together in under 20 min on a busy work day.

For lunch, I usually try to have a balanced meal consisting of a protein, some carbs to keep me going, and vegetables for some fibers.

I happened to have snapper that day and figured why not fry some filets for lunch? So I created this fancy / elaborated looking meal, but that's in reality very simple and very quick to prepare.

So here's my recipe for pan friend snapper filets served over saffron rice.

Pan Fried Snapper & Saffron Rice

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Yield 2 Servings
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 25 min

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Ingredients

- 2 fish pieces / filets
- 1 cup rice
- 1/4 tsp saffron threads ground and soaked in 3 tbsp water
- Vegetable oil for frying

For the Rub / Fish Marinade

- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Fish:
- heat up oil in a pan / wok until hot enough to fry (not deep fry, let the oil cover just about 2 inch of the pot in height)
- rub the fish with the spice rub and slowly place in oil, for about 12 min, flip mid way through
Rice
- in the meantime you’ll be cooking rice (cover with 2 cups of water and bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 min). Uncover and add the saffron water. Simmer for a few min.
Serve fish over rice. You can add some herbs for aesthetics.

Pan Fried Snapper & Saffron Rice

Pan Fried Snapper & Saffron Rice

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