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Flathead with ‘Polo Baqala’

By Manuela | November 21, 2014 | InBlog, Mains

My friend and neighbour, Dieter, brought me this fantastic Flathead he caught in the lake on his property. How nice to have such generous neighbours!

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The fish came all cleaned and filleted.
All I had to do was cook it.

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I picked some of the last broad beans in my vegetable garden and cut all sorts of fresh herbs.
I remember my mother cooking this beautifully fragrant rice, an Iranian dish called:

‘Polo Baqala’
• wash a cup of Iranian or Basmati rice 3-4 times in cold water
• pod the broad beans and boil them for 1/2 a minute
• once cool, discard the tough outer skin of the beans
• finely chop some
• oregano, basil, dill, coriander,chervil, Italian parsley

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• boil the rice in some salted water
• when it is nearly cooked,
• add all the fresh herbs and the broad beans
• mix well and then strain the rice

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• add a piece of unsalted butter and with a fork mix well
• the Flathead I just cooked in a little butter and oil
• I added some fried capers instead of salt.

The fish was so fresh, I did not want to overpower i with other flavors.

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