Recipe

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• 2 lbs thick fish
• salt and pepper , to taste
• flour (for dusting)
• olive oil (for frying )
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp harissa
• 1 medium bay leaf
• 1 cup pitted kalamata olive
• 1 fresh lemon , juice of, about 1-2 tbsp
• fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish )

• 1 Season fish with salt and pepper.
• 2 Dust with flour and fry in hot olive oil until golden brown on all sides.
• 3 Transfer fish to a side dish. Add onion and garlic to the skillet and cook for a few minutes.
• 4 Add tomato sauce, harissa, bay leaf and 1/2 cup water. Cook for 10 minutes.
• 5 Add olives and fish fillets and continue cooking, uncovered, until the fish is tender and the sauce thick.
• 6 Add lemon juice to taste. Discard the bay leaf.
• 7 Serve, sprinkled with parsley.