Chraime (Fish and Peppers Stewed in Spiced Tomato Sauce) — Jewish Food Society

Ingredients

• 5 (~3oz.) dried ancho chiles
• 7 (~1.5 oz.) dried sweet paprika chiles
• 4-5 dried japones chiles
• 5 whole garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 medium tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 6 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ⅔ cup neutral oil like grapeseed, sunflower, or canola
• ½ cup water
• 4 boneless (~2 lbs.) skin-on fish fillets (a dense, firm white fish like mahi mahi, halibut, black cod, striped bass will work best)
• 6 tablespoons of chraime base
• 1 cup of water
• Tahini
• Cilantro
• Challah