Roasted red fish curry

Name: Roasted red fish curry
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: ¼ cup red curry paste; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 8 x 150g snapper fillets, skin on; juice of 1 lime; 4 sprigs pickled green peppercorns; ¾ cup coconut milk; steamed rice, to serve; 1 bunch snake beans, blanched; Thai basil leaves, to serve

Jessica Brook

November 23, 2023

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4

Vibrant, aromatic seafood curry doesn’t get any simpler than this gorgeous one-pan snapper dish.

Ingredients

¼ cup red curry paste
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp vegetable oil
8 x 150g snapper fillets, skin on
juice of 1 lime
4 sprigs pickled green peppercorns
¾ cup coconut milk
steamed rice, to serve
1 bunch snake beans, blanched
Thai basil leaves, to serve

Method

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200C fan-forced (220C conventional) and line a large baking tray with baking paper. Mix together the curry paste, fish sauce, sugar and oil, then brush over the fish. Place on the prepared tray and bake for 8 minutes.
Step 2
Add the lime juice and pickled peppercorns and cook for a further 4 minutes, or until the fish is golden.
Step 3
Drizzle the coconut milk over the fish and serve with rice, snake beans and Thai basil.