Fish lovers unite! I absolutely loved making this recipe. It was light, flavorful, and just enough zing to make the dish pop! If you aren’t a fish or seafood eater, I feel like you could probably substitute the meat out for chicken (tofu might not work for this if you are vegetarian). So let’s get to it shall we?
Ingredients:
- 1 (13.5 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons minced scallions plus more for serving
- 4 6-ounce mahi-mahi fillets (or other firm white fish such as grouper)
- Steamed rice for serving
Instructions:
- Combine first 7 ingredients (coconut milk through fish sauce) in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, 8 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and green onions. Set aside to cool slightly. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Scoop out 1/4 cup of the sauce for marinating the fish. Save the remainder to serve later.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and place fish fillets on top. Season fish with salt and pepper then brush fish with the 1/4 cup of reserved sauce. Cook fish in oven until opaque in center, 10-20 minutes, depending on thickness of fish. Serve fish with hot rice and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with additional cilantro and scallions, if desired.
Notes:
Although there is curry paste in the sauce, I would not say this is a true “curry” dish. It is more like “curry-light”. So, if you are not sure if you like Thai curry, this recipe might be a good way to dip your toe in the curry pool (so to speak).
Enjoy! Let me know what you think, what you did different, or what you did not like! 🙂
Happy Eats!
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