Sea Bass in Cilantro with Lemon

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Ingredients:

2    -  lbs. sea bass or red snapper fillets, cut into 8 serving pcs.

1    -  cup milk

1    -  tsp. ground cumin

1    -  large onion, finrly chopped (about 1 cup)

1/4 -  cup vegetable oil

1    -  cup finely chopped canned green chilis

1/4-1/2 cup snipped fresh cilantro

3/4 -  tsp. salt

1/4 -  tsp. pepper

Lime or Lemon

Procedure:

• Place fish fillets in shallow glass or plastic dish. Mix milk  and cumin; pour over fis. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Cook and stir onion in oil in 2-quart saucepan until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except fish and lime or lemon. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Drain fish; pat dry. Place 1 pc. fish on each of 8-inch squares heavy duty aluminum foil. Spoon some onion mixture onto fish. Fold foil over fish; seal securely. Place foil packets in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch. Bake until fish flakes easily with fork, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with lemon or lime.

 Good for 8 servings.

Book: Betty Crocker's Southwest Cooking 

 

Prawn and Snake Bean Curry

You can also substitute ¾ grams chopped firm white fish fillets or chicken fillets for the prawns in the recipe.

Ingredients:

1 ½  -   kg. Medium size uncooked prawns
600  -   grams snake beans or green beans
1      -   tbsp. peanut oil

200  -  grams brown onion, chopped finely
2      -   cloves garlic, crushed
1      -   tbsp. grated fresh ginger 
2      -   Birdseye chilies, chopped finely
2      -   tsp. curry powder
1/2   -     tsp. ground turmeric
2 x 400 ml. cans light coconut milk

Procedure: 

• Hold prawn head firmly and twist to remove from body. Remove shell and legs from body without removing tail shell. Remove back vein; make a small incision into center o back of prawn, insert a skewer underneath vein and remove. 
• Cut beans into 5 cm. pcs. Heat oil in large pan; cook onion, garlic, ginger and chili, stirring, until onion is soft. Stir curry powder and turmeric; cook, stirring, until fragrant. 
• Stir in mil; simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened slightly. 
• Add beans; simmer about 5 minutes or until tender. Add prawns; cook, stirring occasionally until prawns have just changed its color.

Recipe By: Rogan Josh

From: Magazine ( The Australian Women's Weekly-June 1999)