Fish Baked In Sesame Sauce(Samak Bi Tartour) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. fish fillets
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. olive oil
1/3 c. lemon juice
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. tahineh
1 1/2 c. chopped onion

Preparation

Clean and salt fish.
Rub with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Bake uncovered at 350\u00b0 about 15 minutes until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
Gradually stir lemon juice and water into tahineh. (If tahineh in can is separated into oil and thick paste, pour into blender.
Blend until smooth and return to the can.
It stays smooth for a few months.) Fry onion in 3 tablespoons oil until yellow and pour the tahineh sauce and onion over the baked fish. Bake uncovered at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes.
Serve hot or cold.
Serves 5.