Fish With Coconut and Corn
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Is it Fish Friday yet? Even if it isn’t, I cooked this delightful Fish with Coconut and Corn for our weeknight supper. We work from home these days, but the hours go by quickly.Before you know it, it’s time to cook supper. I love fish and seafood, not just for the wholesome flavors, but cooking with it is fast and easy.
For this recipe, I used rockfish fillets. You can use any white fish fillet conveniently available. I have used snapper, tilapia or halibut fillets, too, for this same recipe. The rockfish fillets have a mild flavor and lean texture, which is why I like to use them for this dish. This Fish with Coconut and Corn recipe is not specific to any type of fish, by the way. Also, Alaskan rockfish is often used in Asian and American cuisine. Rockfish is nearly similar to halibut, sea bass, striped bass, rock cod, and perch. And this variety is versatile.
Coconut as an ingredient is often seen in Filipino cooking. When I was growing up in the Philippines, our yard was lined with coconut trees. Almost every meal and dish cooked by Mom used coconuts. Mom added freshly – squeezed gata (coconut milk) a lot to her recipes. In my American kitchen, I use canned coconut milk since we don’t have coconuts in our suburban backyard.
Cooking with coconuts gave this fish entrée a sweet sauce base, enhanced by plump corn kernels, juicy tomatoes and leafy spinach. As soon as the fish is cooked, serve it immediately while it’s piping-hot and heartwarming, with a bowl of steamed rice. It’s the perfect way to end a busy work day or start a great weekend.
Fish With Coconut and Corn
Equipment
- Large saucepan
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 1 pound rockfish fillets (or use any white fish)
- 1 Tablespoon calamansi or lemon juice
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the saute:
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 whole onion, white or yellow, chopped
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
- 1 Tablespoon patis (fish sauce)
- 1 whole large tomato, sliced
- 1 cup broth (chicken or vegetable)
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 ½ cups canned corn kernels, drained
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
For serving:
- steamed rice
Instructions
To marinate the fish:
- In a non-reactive bowl, marinate the fish fillets with the calamansi (or lemon) juice, salt and pepper.Cover and marinate for 15 to 20 minutes (do not marinate longer than 20 minutes or the fish cooks in the citrus liquid).
To saute:
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, add the vegetable oil.When oil is hot enough, saute the garlic, onions, ginger. Pour the patis.Stir and add the tomatoes. Continue sauteing for 2 minutes more till tomatoes and onions soften.
- Add the fish fillets to the saucepan.Pour the broth and add the corn. Cook the fish for around 10 minutes.
- Pour the coconut milk. and stir with the broth to combine. Add the spinach. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm with steamed rice.
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Nutrition
Notes on Nutrition: The nutrition information provided in the recipe links is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and specific brands of ingredients used.
Copyright Notice: Hello, Friends! Please DO NOT LIFT OR PLAGIARIZE Asian in America recipes on this blog, my original recipes, stories, photos or videos. All the images and content on this blog are COPYRIGHT PROTECTED and owned by my media company Besa-Quirino LLC by Elizabeth Ann Quirino. This means BY LAW you are NOT allowed to copy, scrape, lift, frame, plagiarize or use my photos, essays, stories and recipe content on your websites, books, films, television shows, videos, without my permission. If you wish to republish this recipe or content on media outlets mentioned above, please ASK MY PERMISSION, or re-write it in your own words and link back to my blog AsianInAmericaMag.com to give proper attribution. It is the legal thing to do. Thank you. Email me at [email protected]
