Steamed Cod With Coconut Chutney
Ingredients:
6 garlic cloves, peeled
1 inch piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
3 small fresh chilies, stemmed and seeded or 1 teaspoon dried
red chili flakes or to taste
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup shredded dried coconut
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon corn, grapeseed or other neutral oil
Salt
1 1/2 to 2 pounds fillet of pomfret, pompano, mackerel, sole,
flounder or sea bass
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Prepare a steamer with at least 2 inches of water on bottom.
Combine garlic, ginger and chilies in a food processor, and
grind to a paste. Add cilantro, mint and coconut, and pulse
until mixture is nicely chopped but not puréed. Stir in lime
juice, oil and salt. Taste, and adjust seasoning. -
Season fish with salt, and put it on a plate or in a shallow
bowl. Place in steamer. Top with herb paste, and steam for
about 15 minutes or until fish is done. (A thin-bladed knife
will meet little or no resistance when it is done.) Serve
immediately. Yield: 4 servings.
B-man