Lebanese fish and rice recipe



Recipe for lebanese fish and rice in our easy arab recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 1 fish, 32 ounces, cleaned and fried or grilled, flaked, reserve head
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 7 medium onions, roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups long grain rice, washed and drained
  • 5 cups boiled water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • A dash of white pepper and cumin
  • 1/2 cup fried pine nuts

How to make lebanese fish and rice

  • Heat oil in a deep pot. Fry fish head until golden. Remove from oil.
  • Fry onion until golden in 1/2 cup of the oil in which the fish head has been fried in.
  • Add fish head, salt, cumin and pepper to onion.
  • Cover with water. Cook on high heat until it boils.
  • Lower heat to moderate and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the fish head. Strain stock.
  • Add rice and lemon juice to stock. Bring to a boil.
  • Lower heat and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Serve rice in a platter.
  • Garnish platter with flaked fish and pine nuts.

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