Rice in Fish Broth (sayyadieh)

Ingredients

• 1 large fish, cleaned
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 1 ½ cups onion
• to taste salt
• to taste lemon juice
• to taste water

Steps

1. Fry the fish in olive oil until well cooked.
2. Remove the fish and allow to cool.
3. Fry the chopped onions in the same oil until well browned.
4. Meanwhile, debone the fried fish, reserving the cooked fillets to be served over the rice.
5. Add the head, bones and skin of the fish to the fried onions.
6. Cook with 4 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes, or longer in an open pan.
7. Strain the broth.
8. Boil the rice in it using 1–4 cups of broth for each cup of rice (depending on the absorbency of the rice).
9. Simmer the rice on low heat so that most of the broth is absorbed.