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[chris]

One of Lior's recipes:

Iraqi Baked Fish Stuffed with Sumac Mix
Samak Mashwi bil-Summaq

2-1/2 to 3 pounds whole fish such as a small salmon or 2 big trout, butterflied. Keep skin and make 2 to 3 diagonal slashes on the outer skin on both sides
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1/2 cup sumac
1/4 cup za'atar or thyme
1/2 teaspoon coriander, cumin, cinnamon, each, optional
4 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 cup toasted walnut, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
About 3 tablespoons water

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Rub fish with oil and turmeric inside and out.

Mix stuffing ingredients, it should have a paste-like
consistency. Add a little water if needed. Fill the inside of the fish with it.

Secure the fish closed with a kitchen thread, or wooden picks. Put in a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees F for about 20 minutes, or until flesh is flaky when poked with a fork, and skin is nicely browned. (Cooking time depends on how thick and big the fish is)