Moroccan table
Original traditionstewAtlantic Coast

Hout M’ammar - Stuffed Baked Fish

Whole fish filled with chermoula-seasoned vermicelli, olives, peppers, and preserved lemon, then baked until fragrant and festive.

Next move
Turn this dish into a food-led stop, market idea, or itinerary constraint.
Moroccan table
+ Add to itinerary📍 MapNearby discovery needs a mapped location. This entry has no confirmed location.
More ▾
Story and taste

Hout m’ammar turns a whole fish into a feast centerpiece. Along the Atlantic coast, the stuffing carries the flavor of chermoula into every bite while the fish stays moist in the oven.

Where to experience this

Hout M’ammar - Stuffed Baked Fish belongs to the Atlantic Coast table. Taste it where its coastal Moroccan communities kitchen tradition lives.

See Atlantic Coast on the mapBrowse places in Atlantic Coast
Connected recipes
Recipe

Moroccan Seafood and Broccoli Salad

modified version of a jane brody recipe. you can substitute sliced surimi sticks for the shrimp or scallops but, if you do so, do not add until salad has been dressed and tossed or the surimi will shred. cooking (passive) time also includes chilling time.

broccoli florets, scallions, red bell peppers, currants, small shrimp…
Kitchen method
Recipe

Seafood Bastilla with Shrimp, Calamari and Fish

Swordfish, shrimp, and calamari are mixed with Chinese vermicelli, black mushrooms, and a spicy tomato sauce. The filling is enclosed in paper-thin warqa or phyllo dough and then baked.The measures below are for raw seafood prior to cleaning. Prep time does not include shelling or deveining shrimp or cleaning calamari. Save time by having your fishmonger do some of this for you.Seafood Bastilla can be assembled and frozen until baking time. Shape the bastilla into a single large pie as shown here or make small, individual-sized pies for easier serving.

For the Seafood:, 1 kilogram/2 pounds fresh medium shrimp (shelled, cleaned and tails removed), 1/2 kilogram/1 pound fresh calamari, cleaned and cut into 1/4" rings (tentacles chopped), 1/2 kilogram/1 pound fresh swordfish (or another firm, low-fat fish), 3 tablespoons butter (divided)…
Kitchen method
Recipe

Moroccan Baked Fish Tagine with Potatoes, Carrots, Tomatoes and Peppers Recipe

This classic Moroccan recipe is prepared by baking chermoula-marinated whole fish with potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and green peppers–the result is zesty, saucy and delicious. Serve directly from the baking dish with Moroccan bread for a complete one-dish meal.Use any firm, white fish such as sea bass, red snapper, or orange roughy. Be sure to slice the potatoes and carrots quite thin so that the vegetables will be tender by the time the fish has finished cooking.For stove top preparation in a traditional tagine, see this Fish Tagine Recipe.Serves 6.

4 1/2 pounds (2 kilograms) sea bass, red snapper, or orange roughy, about 1 to 2 fish, 2 large carrots, cut into thin sticks, 2 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, 3 to 4 tomatoes, thinly sliced, 2 green peppers, sliced into rings…
Kitchen method
Recipe

Trout Stuffed with Couscous Almonds and Herbs

from "the moroccan collection: traditional flavors from northern africa" by by hilaire walden. a delicious and very easy dish--serve garnished with fresh mint and lemon wedges and plently of warm bread on the side.

olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, couscous, fish stock…
Kitchen method