Fish Tajine Recipe. Fishballs Variation - Levana Cooks

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 large tomatoes, diced small
• 1 large red bell pepper, sliced thin lengthwise
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• Good pinch ground cloves
• 3 bay leaves, or ½ teaspoon ground
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch flat parsley
• 1 small bunch cilantro
• ½ preserved lemon , skin only, rinsed (settle for 1 lemon, skin and all, sliced thin)
• optional: 3 cups canned chickpeas, drained
• 8 serving pieces salmon fillet, or any other thick fish (or 2 pounds mock shrimp, cut across in thirds). Vegan: substitute 2 pounds extra firm tofu, diced.