Caribbean Coconut Fish Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high. Add shallots, thyme, and chile pepper; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are golden brown in places, about 4 minutes.
• Add squash, tomato sauce, and 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until squash is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Meanwhile, season fish with salt and pepper.
• Stir coconut milk and fish into stew. Cook at a bare simmer, stirring occasionally, until fish is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and simmer, gently stirring, until wilted and darkened slightly, about 1 minute. Spoon stew over rice and serve with lime wedges.

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F In a small sauce pan heat up onions, garlic, and butter. Saute for 2 minutes, pour in tomato sauce and cook another two minutes. 2. Pour in can of coconut milk, cilantro, lemon grass, salt and pepper. Turn of heat and let sit. 3. In a baking dish place the fish and pour coconut sauce over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. 4. Remove foil and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, or until fish is fork tender.

Steps:

• Heat a medium (10-inch) saucepan with deep sides over medium-high. Drizzle in olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Add red and green bell peppers and onion, and sauté until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the curry powder to the pan, and toast for about 1 minute, stirring often to keep the curry from scorching. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the grated ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Place fish on top of cooked vegetables, or nestle them into the vegetables, if your pan is becoming too full. Pour coconut milk over fish and vegetables.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low until fish is cooked and starts to flake, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Squeeze lime to taste over the top and garnish with scallions and cilantro. Serve with white rice or couscous.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F In a small sauce pan heat up onions, garlic, and butter. Saute for 2 minutes, pour in tomato sauce and cook another two minutes.
• Pour in can of coconut milk, cilantro, lemon grass, salt and pepper. Turn of heat and let sit.
• In a baking dish place the fish and pour coconut sauce over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, or until fish is fork tender.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place fillets in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spread mayonnaise over fillets; sprinkle with jerk seasoning., Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan, combine sour cream, cream of coconut, and lime zest and juice; cook and stir over medium-low heat until blended., Drizzle fillets with sauce; sprinkle with coconut.

Steps:

• Whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, black pepper, ginger, green onion, and salt in a bowl. Add the mahi mahi and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• Bring the rice, water, chicken bouillon, and 1 tablespoon butter to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Stir, and simmer uncovered until the rice has absorbed most of the coconut milk.
• While the rice is cooking, remove the mahi mahi from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Place fish in a large baking dish in a single layer. Broil in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. If the fish browns too quickly, cover the baking dish with a sheet of aluminum foil.
• Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the mixture begins to bubble, stir in mango cubes. Cook and stir until mango is tender, about 5 minutes. Serve by placing a mahi mahi fillet over a scoop of hot rice and top with the mango salsa.