Best 7 Fish In Coconut Milk Recipes

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Craving a mouthwatering culinary journey that tantalizes your taste buds? Look no further than the delectable realm of fish cooked in coconut milk. This harmonious blend of flavors and textures will transport you to a tropical paradise with every bite. From the tender, flaky fish to the creamy, aromatic coconut milk, this dish is a symphony of flavors that will captivate your senses. Whether you prefer a mild or spicy variation, there's a recipe tailored to your palate, ensuring an unforgettable dining experience. So, prepare to embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the secrets of cooking fish in coconut milk, transforming your kitchen into a haven of tropical delights.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

COCONUT FISH CURRY



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Lightly spicy, this is a wonderful creamy fish curry. Try with whatever white fish you like. Serve with brown rice.

Provided by Victoria Teasdale

Categories     Seafood     Fish

Time 40m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
¼ teaspoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
4 ¼ ounces coconut milk, divided
4 ¼ ounces water, divided
3 ½ ounces cod, cut into bite-size pieces
1 large tomato, diced

Steps:

  • Combine curry powder, ground ginger, and ground turmeric in a skillet; toast the spices over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Pour olive oil and garlic into the spice mixture and stir to make a paste.
  • Stir onion into the spice mixture; cook and stir until the onion is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir about half the coconut milk and half the water into the onion mixture; simmer together for 5 minutes. Add cod to the mixture; continue cooking until the fish is firm, about 5 minutes. Add tomato, remaining coconut milk, and remaining water to the skillet; cook until the tomato is softened, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 17.6 mg, Fat 14.2 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 12.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 50.8 mg, Sugar 7.3 g

FISH FILET IN THAI COCONUT CURRY SAUCE



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You can use any type of fish filet for this delicious curry dish like halibut, tilapia, or cod. I have also cooked chicken in the same curry sauce before. Serve with plenty of rice.

Provided by barbara

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 shallots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons red curry paste
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 cup chicken broth
½ teaspoon white sugar
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 white fish filets
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup green onions, chopped
½ lime, juiced
½ lime, cut into wedges

Steps:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in curry paste, coconut milk, chicken broth, and sugar. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook until curry has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt if necessary.
  • Season fish with salt and carefully place in the skillet with the curry sauce, spooning some curry sauce on top. Cover skillet and cook until fish flakes easily from fork and is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove fish from skillet.
  • Stir cilantro, green onions, and lime juice into curry sauce and serve with the fish. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 453.1 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 57.6 mg, Fat 26.1 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 43.3 g, SaturatedFat 19.4 g, Sodium 2225.9 mg, Sugar 3 g

COCONUT-POACHED FISH WITH BOK CHOY



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This one pot, Thai-influenced dish couldn't be easier to assemble, and its beautiful presentation makes it look like you spent a lot longer on dinner than you actually did. The poaching liquid does double duty by gently cooking the fish and wilting the bok choy. If bok choy is unavailable, another sturdy green, like kale or Napa cabbage, can be substituted. Serve with steamed jasmine rice to soak up some of the fragrant coconut milk broth.

Provided by Colu Henry

Categories     dinner, weekday, weeknight, seafood, main course

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 (6-ounce) cod fillets or other flaky white fish
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 (2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
1 fresh Thai or Serrano chile, thinly sliced
2 (13 1/2-ounce) cans coconut milk
1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
About 7 ounces baby bok choy, ends trimmed and stalks separated
1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro, both leaves and tender stems
2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion greens
Lime wedges (from 1 lime), for serving
Flaky salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Season fish well with salt. In a large sauté pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add shallot, garlic, ginger and chile, and cook, stirring often until they become translucent, about 2 minutes. Season with salt.
  • Add coconut milk, fish sauce and brown sugar, and whisk together until combined and sugar dissolves. Bring mixture to a gentle simmer. Add cod fillets and turn the heat down to low. Cover and cook until cod is just cooked through and opaque, about 6 to 8 minutes. Carefully remove the fish and plate in bowls.
  • Add bok choy to the coconut milk broth and turn heat to medium-low. Cook bok choy until leaves are wilted and stems are tender, about 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Divide bok choy evenly alongside the fish and ladle the coconut milk broth over each portion. Top with cilantro, scallions and a good squeeze of lime, and serve with remaining wedges on the side. Garnish with flaky salt, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 644, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 51 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 38 grams, Sodium 1077 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams

COCONUT FISH CURRY



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This colourful hake and prawn one-pot has Thai and Indian inspired flavours and is quick enough for midweek - ready in under 30 minutes

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories     Supper

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp shrimp paste
1 small red chilli, shredded (deseeded if you don't like it too hot)
2 lemongrass stalks, split, then bruised with a rolling pin
1 heaped tbsp medium curry powder
1 heaped tbsp light muscovado sugar
small bunch coriander, stems finely chopped
400g can coconut milk
450g skinless hake fillets, cut into rectangles, roughly credit card size
220g pack frozen raw whole prawns
1 lime, halved
cooked rice, to serve

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a wide, lidded frying pan, then soften the onion for 5 mins. Increase the heat a little, stir in the ginger, garlic, shrimp paste, chilli and lemongrass, and cook for 2 mins. Add the curry powder and sugar, and keep stirring. When the sugar starts to melt and everything starts to clump together, add the coriander stems, coconut milk and 2 tbsp water, then bring to a simmer.
  • Add the fish to the sauce, tuck the prawns in here and there, then squeeze over half the lime. Pop on the lid and simmer for 5 mins more or until the hake is just cooked and flaking, and the prawns are pink through. Taste for seasoning, adding a squeeze more lime to the sauce if you like. Scatter over the coriander leaves and serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 412 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 33 grams protein, Sodium 1.7 milligram of sodium

COCONUT & LIME FISH



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Bake white fish in an aromatic paste of chilli, ginger, coriander, lime and creamed coconut, for a quick, Asian-inspired midweek meal

Provided by Katy Greenwood

Categories     Dinner, Fish Course, Main course

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 limes
100g creamed coconut from a block, chopped
1 green chilli , deseeded and roughly chopped
handful coriander
large knob of ginger , peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves , chopped
½ tsp fish sauce , plus extra to taste
4 pieces white fish , skin on (we used sustainable cod)
steamed rice , to serve
thin-stemmed broccoli , to serve

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Zest and juice the limes. In the small bowl of a food processor, whizz together the lime zest and juice with the remaining ingredients, except the fish, until a smooth paste forms. Taste and add a little more fish sauce if you feel it is needed.
  • Put the fish on a baking tray and spread over the coconut mixture. Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins until the fish is cooked through. Serve with steamed rice and thin-stemmed broccoli.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 307 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

MEEN MOILEE: FISH IN FRAGRANT COCONUT MILK



Meen Moilee: Fish in Fragrant Coconut Milk image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 pounds white-fleshed fish, like monkfish, halibut, or cod, filleted and cut into 1 inch cubes
1 teaspoon turmeric
Salt
1 lime, juiced
Peanut oil, for frying
2 green chiles, seeded
1 inch piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
5 or 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed (do not chop, crushing gives the curry better flavor)
1/2 medium white onion, thinly sliced
2 to 3 fresh curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk, solids separated from the liquid
Salt
1 tomato, quartered, plus 1 tomato sliced thinly, for garnish
Cooked rice, as an accompaniment

Steps:

  • Rinse the diced fish chunks in water. Drain off the excess water and place the fish in a bowl. Add turmeric powder and a large pinch of salt. Add lime juice and mix. Cover and refrigerate for 25 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in a deep saucepan over a medium gas flame until seriously hot, but not burning.
  • Add the chiles, ginger, garlic, onion, and curry leaves to the oil. The curry leaves must be added in at the beginning, so the flavors can infuse with the other ingredients. Stir lightly until onions are transparent. Add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, and stir. Add enough liquid coconut milk to cover the ingredients in the pan. Do not add the thick coconut milk yet, as it will curdle. Add the fish and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 6 to 7 minutes until cooked.
  • Add the quartered tomato and the thick coconut milk. Garnish with sliced tomatoes and serve with boiled or steamed white rice.

FISH IN COCONUT MILK CURRY



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This is an original Swahili recipe from Kenya. Posted for ZWT7-Africa. I found this on the internet.

Provided by CJAY8248

Categories     African

Time 40m

Yield 1 pot, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 lbs fish fillets
3 tablespoons oil
6 garlic cloves
1 bell pepper
1 onion
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
3 tomatoes
2 tablespoons tamarind paste or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 teaspoons garam masala or 3 teaspoons curry powder
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Cut the fish in serving pieces.
  • Chop the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and tomatoes in small pieces.
  • Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large pot.
  • Sear the fish filets and put them on a separate plate. Do not cook through.
  • Reduce the heat to minimum and add the pepper and onion. Saute until the onion is semi-transparent.
  • Add the garlic, and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the fish filets.
  • Cover the pot and simmer until the fish is cooked through, which should take up to 10 minutes.
  • Serve with rice, boiled potatoes, chapatti, or broiled cassava.

Tips:

  • Choose the right fish: Firm-fleshed fish like salmon, halibut, or cod work best in coconut milk.
  • Use fresh coconut milk: Fresh coconut milk has a richer flavor and creamier texture than canned coconut milk.
  • Simmer gently: Don't boil the coconut milk, as this can cause it to curdle.
  • Add vegetables: Vegetables like bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes add flavor and color to the dish.
  • Season to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.
  • Serve with rice or bread: Fish in coconut milk is traditionally served with rice or bread.

Conclusion:

Fish in coconut milk is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The creamy coconut milk sauce is flavorful and pairs well with the delicate flavor of the fish. This dish can be made with a variety of different fish and vegetables, making it a versatile recipe that can be tailored to your own preferences.

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