Spanish Fish with Sweetcorn Salsa and Spiced Rice
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 21, 2018.
Alternatively, cook fish on BBQ hot plate for 1-2 minutes each side, until just cooked through.
Ingredients
Spiced Rice
- 1 tablespoon rice spices
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 3 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
Sweetcorn Salsa
- 2 corn cobs
- ½ telegraph cucumber *
- 1 tomato
- 3 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
Spanish Fish
- 600g fish fillets
- 1 tablespoon Spanish spice blend
- 1 teaspoon salt
To serve
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Steps
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Bring a full kettle to the boil. Preheat BBQ hot plate to high (if using). Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot on medium heat and toast rice spices for about 2 minutes, until fragrant.
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Add rice, water and salt to pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 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 cooks, remove kernels from corn cob and place in a heat-proof bowl. Cover with boiling water and soak for about 5 minutes, until bright and tender. Drain and rinse under cold water.
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Pat fish dry and remove any remaining scales and bones. Cut into 5cm pieces and toss in a shallow bowl with Spanish spice blend and salt. Season with pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Cook fish, in batches, for 1-2 minutes each side, until just cooked through.
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While fish cooks, dice cucumber and tomato 1cm and toss in a medium bowl with cooked corn and all remaining sweetcorn salsa ingredients. Season to taste and set aside. Mix together second measure of basil and mayonnaise in a small bowl.
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To serve, spread basil mayonnaise onto plates and place ¾ cup cooked rice on each. Top with Spanish fish and sweetcorn salsa.
Nutritional Information
| Energy |
2035 kj 486 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 33.7g |
| Carbohydrate | 56.2g |
| Fat | 13.7g |