Cajun-Style Blackened Fish
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, October 8, 2017.
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, October 8, 2017.
With veggie-packed rice and mango yoghurt
Ingredients
VEGGIE-PACKED RICE
- 1/3 cup brown rice
- ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock
- Zest of ½ lemon (optional)
- ¼ head broccoli
- ½ cup frozen corn
- 1 handful baby spinach leaves
- 2-3 tablespoons mixed parsley, coriander and mint leaves
- 4 cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon vinegar (e.g. white wine, red wine, apple cider)
- Juice of ¼ lemon
CAJUN-STYLE BLACKENED FISH
- 150g fish fillets
- ¾ teaspoon Cajun spice mix
- ¾ teaspoon oil, for cooking
MANGO YOGHURT
- 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt
- 1-2 teaspoons mango coconut sauce
TO SERVE
- 1 lemon wedge
Steps
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Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Combine rice, stock, lemon zest (if using) and a pinch of salt in a small pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
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While rice is cooking, pat fish dry with paper towels, remove any remaining scales or bones and cut any larger fillets in half. Season both sides with salt and coat in Cajun spice mix. Set aside.
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Dice broccoli florets and stalk 2cm. Add broccoli and corn to pot of boiling water and cook for 2-3 minutes, until tender. Drain well.
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Roughly chop spinach and herbs and cut cherry tomatoes in half. Place all in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, mix together yoghurt and mango coconut sauce. Season to taste with a little salt and set aside.
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When rice has about 5 minutes steam time remaining, heat oil in a large (preferably nonstick) fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook fish for 1-2 minutes each side (depending on thickness), until just cooked through.
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Fluff up cooked rice with a fork and set aside half the rice (you only need half for this meal). Add remaining rice to bowl with veggies, broccoli and corn. Stir through vinegar and lemon juice. Season to taste.
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spoon veggie-packed rice onto a plate. Top with Cajun-style blackened fish and a dollop of mango yoghurt. Squeeze over a lemon wedge just before eating.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
1814 kj 434 kcal |
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Protein | 42.3g |
Carbohydrate | 46.6g |
Fat | 7.1g |