Fish in Coconut Milk

Fish in Coconut Milk

This is a quick recipe with minimum ingredients. Nothing short of an excellent way to prepare white fish! I made this on 8 Dec 2018 and used two large Pangasius fillets, my wife and I really loved this, this will be a regular for sure now. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 whitefish fillets
  • 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs, (Shortcut)
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk, or to cover
  • fresh parsley, chopped, as desired

Instructions
 

  • For the fish, good choices in Thailand would be Pangasius (Shark Catfish), Barramundi, and Tilapia. For those in the US / Canada, good choices can be Tilapia, catfish, whitefish, bass, drum, cod, grouper, snapper, redfish, etc.
  • Rinse the fillets, don't dry them, and to make them easier to manage in a pan, cut each fillet in half crosswise to make 2 smaller fillets.
  • Mix together the bread crumbs and paprika in a shallow bowl. Roll the fillets in the crumbs to coat them well. I used two large fillets, each cut in half to make 4 pieces, easier to manage.
  • Heat the butter in a large non stick pan on medium heat. In a separate saucepan, heat the coconut milk to a near boil.
  • When the butter is hot, brown the fillets on each side, work in batches if needed, then when all are browned, return all the fillets to the pan.
  • By this time, the coconut milk should be at a near boil, or boiling, pour that evenly over the fish in the pan. The fish should be covered or near covered, let this simmer for 3-4 minutes, the fish should easily flake with a fork.
  • Sprinkle with parsley as desired and serve.

Notes

Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Bread Crumbs.
Recipe adapted from Just A Pinch Recipe Club, Martha Price, and the original recipe is here.
United States.

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