Steamed Cod With Coconut Chutney
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 inch piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 small fresh chilies, stemmed and seeded or 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes or to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup shredded dried coconut
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon corn, grapeseed or other neutral oil
- Salt
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds fillet of pomfret, pompano, mackerel, sole, flounder or sea bass
- Prepare a steamer with at least 2 inches of water on bottom.
- Combine garlic, ginger and chilies in a food processor, and grind to a paste.
- Add cilantro, mint and coconut, and pulse until mixture is nicely chopped but not pureed.
- Stir in lime juice, oil and salt.
- Taste, and adjust seasoning.
- Season fish with salt, and put it on a plate or in a shallow bowl.
- Place in steamer.
- Top with herb paste, and steam for about 15 minutes or until fish is done.
- (A thin-bladed knife will meet little or no resistance when it is done.)
- Serve immediately.
garlic, ginger, fresh chilies, fresh cilantro, mint leaves, coconut, lime juice, corn, salt, fillet of pomfret
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10079 (may not work)