Indian-Spiced Sturgeon with Mint Yogurt Sauce

Name: Indian-Spiced Sturgeon with Mint Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 4 h 40 min
Cook time: 4 h 40 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 0 teaspoons cayenne, or to taste; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted; 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger; 3 Tbsps finely chopped fresh mint; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 6 (1-inch-thick) pieces skinless sturgeon fillet or halibut fillet with skin (6 oz each); 1 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest; 454 grams cups plain yogurt; 1 teaspoon salt; 0 teaspoons turmeric

Indian-Spiced Sturgeon with Mint Yogurt Sauce is a gluten free, primal, and pescatarian side dish. One serving contains 52 calories, 3g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 40 minutes. A mixture of yogurt, turmeric, mint, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Finely grind fennel seeds in grinder.

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Fennel Seeds

Whisk together fennel and 1 cup yogurt with garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, black pepper, turmeric, cayenne, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Coat fish with yogurt mixture and marinate in a shallow baking dish, covered and chilled, 1 hour.

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Black Pepper

Coriander

Turmeric

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Fennel

Garlic

Ginger

Yogurt

Cumin

Fish

Salt

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Baking Pan

Whisk

While fish is marinating, whisk together remaining cup yogurt, mint, zest, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to make sauce.

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Yogurt

Sauce

Fish

Mint

Salt

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Whisk

Prepare grill for cooking. If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. Charcoal is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds. If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate.

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Grill

Lift fish out of marinade, letting excess drip off (discard marinade), and grill fish, covered only if using a gas grill, on lightly oiled grill rack, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 12 minutes total. (If using halibut, grill skin sides down first and grill, turning once, 8 to 9 minutes total.)

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Marinade

Halibut

Fish

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Grill

Serve fish with sauce.

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Sauce

Fish

Cooks' note:If you aren't able to grill outdoors, sturgeon can be grilled in a well-seasoned large ridged grill pan (without crowding) over moderately high heat, turning once, until just cooked through, about 12 minutes total. (Halibut will take 8 to 9 minutes total.)

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Halibut

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Grill Pan