Fish Steamed with Couscous

Name: Fish Steamed with Couscous
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 handful barley couscous; 1 Knob unsalted butter; 1 by 2.5cm (1-inch) piece cinnamon; 227 grams clams; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 3 Tbsps creme fraiche; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 large bunch fresh coriander, leaves picked, stalks finely sliced; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 2 lemons, 1 cut in 1/2 1 cut into wedges, for serving; 113 grams monkfish, cut into chunks; 2 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 red chiles, seeds removed, 1 chopped and 1 finely sliced; 2 fillets red mullet fillets, skin on, scaled and pinboned; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 2 servings Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 servings Tepid water; 2 fillets John Dory fillets, skin on, scaled and pinboned

Fish Steamed with Couscous is a pescatarian main course. One serving contains 428 calories, 30g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe serves 2. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cumin seeds, coriander, by 2.5cm piece cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the couscous in a bowl and cover with tepid water. It will soften and double in size.

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Couscous

Water

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Bowl

Heat a medium-sized saucepan on a low heat, and saute the onion, garlic and chopped chiles in oil. Pound in the mortar the salt, fennel and cumin seeds, coriander seeds and cinnamon.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Cinnamon

Chili Pepper

Fennel

Garlic

Onion

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Mortar And Pestle

Add to the onion with the butter, then once melted add the finely sliced coriander stalks and the couscous. Break it up with your spoon.

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Coriander

Couscous

Butter

Onion

Turn the heat down to a very low heat, and add the fish, skin side up.

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Fish

Drizzle with olive oil, a bit of salt and pepper and throw in the lemon, cut in halves. Cover with some wet greaseproof paper, and cook for 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Lemon

To serve, sprinkle with the coriander leaves and sliced chile; squeeze the lemon halves, dollop on some creme fraiche and drizzle with olive oil.

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Creme Fraiche

Coriander

Olive Oil

Chili Pepper

Lemon

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Bowl

Sauce Pan

Mortar And Pestle

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish can be paired with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Rabble Pinot Gris with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.