Coconut Fish Fillets Recipes

FISH FILET IN THAI COCONUT CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in curry paste, coconut milk, chicken broth, and sugar. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook until curry has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt if necessary.
• Season fish with salt and carefully place in the skillet with the curry sauce, spooning some curry sauce on top. Cover skillet and cook until fish flakes easily from fork and is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove fish from skillet.
• Stir cilantro, green onions, and lime juice into curry sauce and serve with the fish. Serve with lime wedges.

FISH FILLETS IN COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash and pat dry the fish.
• Place the fillets in a ceramic dish and pour over the lime juice and sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.
• Cover and refrigerate for a few hours.
• Saute the onion, garlic, tomato and celery in the olive oil for about 1 minute.
• Add the coconut milk, pineapple juice, bay leaf and tomato paste.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• In another pan brown the fish lightly on both sides.
• Pour the sauce over the fish in the pan.
• Simmer for five minutes, turning the fish once.
• Sprinkle the chopped fresh parsley over the fish and serve with rice and maybe a fresh salad.

COCONUT-CRUSTED FISH FILLETS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare the mango salsa: Stir together the mango, onion, lime juice, red pepper, vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, cilantro and curry powder in a bowl. Season salsa with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Place the shredded coconut in a food processor and pulse very briefly, until they are a bit more finely shredded. Add 1/3 cup flour, the cumin, curry powder, salt and pepper and pulse to mix. Transfer mixture to a shallow plate.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Place the remaining 1/3 cup flour on a second plate.
• Dredge the fillets first in the plain flour (shaking off excess), then in the egg mixture (letting excess drip off), and finally in the coconut mixture, coating both sides completely.
• Heat the olive oil and the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the fillets until they are browned on both sides and cooked through on the inside, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Spoon a bit of the mango salsa on each fillet and serve.

CARTAGENA COCONUT FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add peppers, onions, garlic, tomato paste and thyme; mix well. Cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Stir in coconut milk; bring to a boil. Pour into bowl; set aside.
• Add remaining dressing to same skillet; cook on medium-high heat 1 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add fish; cook 5 min. Turn fish over; top with reserved sauce. Simmer 2 to 3 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.
• Sprinkle evenly with coconut just before serving.

PACIFIC ISLAND FISH IN COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce: In a small saucepan mix coconut cream, onion, salt, chilli, lemon juice, and the cornstarch (mixed to a paste with a little of the cold coconut cream).
• Bring the mixture to a boiling point, stirring all the time.
• Do not allow sauce to boil hard as it will become lumpy.
• Simmer for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Dip pieces of fish in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Brown lightly in hot oil.
• Place the fish in a casserole dish and pour the sauce over the top.
• Garnish with slices of tomato.
• Bake at 300F degrees for 20 minutes.

COCONUT FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Thaw fish, if frozen. In a bowl combine beaten egg and salt. In another bowl combine the crumbs and the coconut. Pat fillets dry with paper toweling. Dip fillets in egg mixture, then in crumb mixture.
• In a large skillet heat oil. Add fillets in a single layer. Cook fillets in hot oil 3 minutes on each side.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine butter or margarine,lemon juice, and sugar. Heat till butter is melted. Stir in parsley.Serve sauce over fish.
• Garnish with lemon twists and green onion brushes, if desired.