The family eats
Thai-style Coconut Hake with Baby Vegetables
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
• 600g hake fillets
• 100g baby pak choi, cut in half lengthways
• 100g sugar snap peas
• 100g baby corn, cut in half lengthways
• 100g long-stem broccoli
• 15ml garlic, finely chopped
• 15ml ginger, finely chopped
• 1 large chilli (medium heat), finely sliced
• 1 tin coconut cream
• 1 tin coconut milk
• 30ml fish sauce
• 2 limes
• 10g fresh coriander
• 50g spring onions
• 500g cooked brown basmati rice
METHOD
1 Place the hake fillet in a large sauté pan; make sure it is at least 5cm deep. Put the pak choi in the pan with the bulb underneath the fish and the leaves sticking out the sides.
2 Place the sugar snap peas, baby corn and broccoli stems around the fish and top with the garlic, ginger and chilli.
3 Pour the coconut cream and coconut milk over the top. Season with the fish sauce.
4 Put the lid on the pan and cook on a low heat for about 15 minutes or until the fish is firm, white and cooked through. Remove from the heat.
5 Cut the limes in half and squeeze the juice over the fish.
6 Serve hot with steamed brown basmati rice; garnish with fresh coriander and spring onion.