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🍽️ Steamed Monkfish with Curry Cream and Aromatic Rice
623 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 250 g Jasmine rice
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 large onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 600 g monkfish fillet (kitchen-ready, skinless)
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- lime juice
- sesame oil
- 1 tsp red curry paste
- 200 ml fish stock
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 2 tsp turmeric
- yellow curry powder
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 sachet saffron threads
- 4 tbsp sweet and sour chili sauce
- soy sauce
- coriander leaves (for garnishing)
Instructions
- 1. Put the rice into a pot with 500 milliliters of boiling salted water and cook it through.
- 2. Wash the zucchini, cut it in half lengthwise, and slice the halves into thin pieces.
- 3. Peel the onion, garlic, and ginger, and chop them finely.
- 4. Rinse the monkfish, pat it dry, and cut it into 8 equal pieces.
- 5. Season the fish pieces with salt, pepper, and a little lime juice.
- 6. Butter a bamboo steamer insert and place the fish pieces inside.
- 7. Fill a pot with enough water so that the steamer insert sits about two fingers high.
- 8. Place the steamer insert with the fish on the pot and steam it for 8 to 12 minutes.
- 9. Heat some oil in a pot and sauté half of the chopped onion, garlic, and ginger.
- 10. Stir in the curry paste and deglaze with the meat broth and cream.
- 11. Let the sauce simmer for about 4 minutes while stirring.
- 12. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, turmeric, and optionally with curry powder.
- 13. Mix cornstarch with cold water and stir it into the sauce to thicken it.
- 14. Heat some more oil in a frying pan.
- 15. Sauté the remaining chopped ginger, onion, and garlic in it.
- 16. Add the zucchini slices, the cooked rice, and the saffron to the pan.
- 17. Toss everything well to combine the flavors.
- 18. Season the rice with chili sauce, soy sauce, and pepper.
- 19. Divide the rice among the plates.
- 20. Place the steamed fish pieces on top of the rice.
- 21. Surround the fish with the curry sauce.
- 22. Garnish the dish with fresh coriander leaves and serve.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 623
- Protein: 35 g · Fett/Fat: 26 g · Carbs: 61 g