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Caribbean fish curry

Traditionally featuring snapper or bream, this Caribbean fish curry has bold flavours while allowing you to adjust the heat to suit your taste.

Two bowls of fish curry with rice on a table.

Meal type: Main meal

Serves: 2 (Not suitable for freezing)

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

  1. Sprinkle the fish with a pinch of the curry powder and squeeze over the lemon juice. Set aside while you cook the rice and make the sauce.
  2. Place the rice in a pan with double the volume of cold water. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid and turn the heat down to the lowest setting. Cook for 11 minutes or until the grains are tender. Squeeze over the lemon juice and stir the spinach through the cooked rice.
  3. To make the curry, heat the oil in a medium pan over a medium heat and add the spring onions, garlic, ginger, chilli, turmeric, the remaining curry powder, the red pepper and thyme leaves. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes, then add the coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes until the pepper is tender.
  4. Add the fish to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes or until it just begins to fall into flakes. Mix the cornflour with 2 tsp cold water, stir into the pan and cook for 1 minute until the sauce thickens.
  5. Serve with the rice and top with a few more thyme leaves if you like.

 

Cook’s tip

Add scotch bonnets or a pinch of pimento for traditional Caribbean flavours but you can opt for milder chilies if scotch bonnets are too hot for your taste.

How we made it healthier

Traditional Caribbean curries can be high in salt and saturated fat. Plenty of fresh herbs and spices mean this dish packs a lot of flavour without using extra salt.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 1557kJ 369kcal 18%
Carbs 36.9g -
Fibre 3.8g 13%
Fat 10.8g Low 15%
Saturates 5.3g Low 27%
Sugar 4.8g Low 5%
Salt 0.42g Low 7%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

2 snapper, bream or cod loins approximately 125g each

1 tsp korma curry powder or Caribbean curry powder

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp vegetable oil

2 spring onions, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

½ tsp fresh ginger, grated

¼ red chilli or scotch bonnet, deseeded and chopped

Pinch of ground turmeric

1 red pepper, diced

3-4 stems of fresh thyme, leaves stripped

175ml (6fl oz) reduced fat or light coconut milk

1 tsp cornflour

To serve

100g (3.5oz) brown rice

Juice of ½ lemon

Handful of young spinach leaves