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Coconut & Pumpkin Poached Fish

Here's how you make Coconut & Pumpkin Poached Fish
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 160 ml light coconut milk (2/3 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder (salt reduced Massel brand spedified)
  • 200 ml water
  • 200 grams pumpkin (peeled coarsely grated)
  • 2 (150 grams) ling fish fillets (boneless white fish fillets)
  • 70 grams white rice (Sunrice Doongara low GI specified)
  • 1 teaspoon cornflour (or gluten free)
  • 1 tablespoon water, extra
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce (or gluten free fish sauce)
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves (roughly chopped, cilantro)
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves (small leaves, shredded)
  • 150 grams green string beans (trimmed and steamed to serve)
  • Lime wedges, to serve
  • Extra coriander leaves, to serve (cilantro optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put coconut milk, combined stock powder and water and pumpkin in a small, deep non-stick frying pan and bring to a simmer over a medium heat and then add the fish.

  • Step 2: Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, turning once for 10 to 15 minutes or until fish is just cooked (this will depend on thickness of fish).

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, cook rice in a small saucepan of boiling water following packet instructions or until tender, cover and set aside (there should be no liquid left).

  • Step 4: Using a slotted spoon, remove fish from poaching liquid and transfer to a plate and set aside.

  • Step 5: Combine cornflour and extra water in a small bowl and add to the poaching liquid and bring to a simmer over a medium heat and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce thickens.

  • Step 6: Stir in fish sauce and sugar and then return fish to pan and cook for 1 minute or until warmed through.

  • Step 7: Stir coriander and basil into rice and divide the rice and beans between shallow serving bowls and then spoon fish and coconut sauce over rice and serve with lime wedges and extra coriander leaves, if you like.


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