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    Quick and Easy Thai Fish

    Updated: Jun 22nd 2021 โ€ข Published: Mar 3rd 2016 โ€ข 7 Comments

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    This quick and easy Thai Fish, lives up to it's name.
    Ready in under 15 minutes, this is dinner in a hurry with the flavour ramped up!!!
    A delicious creamy Thai curry sauce and sweet soft flaky fish. This Thai fish is delicious!

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!

    Shush!!! Don't tell anyone but this Thai fish dish might be one of the simplest curry recipes I have ever made! It is definitely the quickest! And no one would know!!! It tastes amazing, so rich and creamy but fresh and light. Dinner in 15 minutes!! Yes please!

    On Monday when I shared my recipe for homemade Thai red curry paste I promised you an amazing fish dish! And I promise you this will not disappoint. I mean, look at the white fish, the orange sauce and the fresh green herbs. It is just mouthwatering isn't it??!!! Don't you just want to pull up a chair and grab some chopsticks!

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!

    Whilst the homemade curry paste is a factor I promise you, that you can make this with store bought paste and it will still blow your family's mind!!! It is that good!!! The key to using a shop bought paste is adding extra oil, extra garlic, extra ginger and then frying the paste until you get the oil separating. Even when I use my homemade paste I do this step, it makes all the difference!

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!

    There is a secret ingredient in this recipe that helps to balance the spicy from the chillies, I soak the fish in pineapple juice. Not for very long as pineapple juice contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins. You want it in there no longer than 5 minutes. But the touch of sweetness really makes the fish sing ๐Ÿ™‚ If you are a pineapple hater then leave it out the dish will still be yummy!

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!


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    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!
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    5 from 4 votes

    Quick and Easy Thai Fish

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Servings: 4
    Author: Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
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    Ingredients

    • 4 x 200g firm white fish fillets 7oz
    • 1 small can crushed pineapple 220g/8oz
    • pinch of salt
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 2 cm piece ginger
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 5 tablespoon Thai Red Curry Paste Homemade or store bought
    • 1 can coconut cream (400ml/13oz)
    • 250 ml /1 cup fish stock or vegetable
    • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
    • 1 red chilli
    • handful of fresh coriander
    • handful of thai basil
    • handful of fresh mint
    • 1 tablespoon crispy fried shallots
    • 1 lime
    • Jasmine rice (to serve)

    Instructions

    • Place the fish in a shallow non-metal dish. Pour over the crushed pineapple and turn the fish gently.
    • Sprinkle each fillet with a pinch of salt and set aside. (see notes)
    • Peel and mince the garlic and ginger (I use a microplanes grater)
    • Heat the oil in a large sautรฉ pan (one with a lid) over a low heat.
    • Add the garlic and ginger and cook gently until it gets aromatic
    • Stir in the curry paste and then cook for 3 minutes until the oil starts to separate from the paste.
    • Pour in the coconut cream and the fish stock then bring it to a simmer.
    • Remove the fish from the pineapple and place the fillets into the sauce in a a single layer.
    • Place the lid on the pan, lower the eat and cook for 6-8 minutes until the fish is just cooked through.
    • Whilst the fish is cooking roughly chop the fresh herbs together and slice the red chilli
    • Serve the fish topped with a handful of herbs and a sprinkling of the chilli and crispy onions.
    • Place the lime wedges on the table so everyone can add it as they wish.
    • Serve with jasmine rice (optional)

    Notes

    Don't leave the fish in the pineapple for more than 5 minutes, it will start to break down and go mushy!
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    Quick and Easy Thai Fish

    This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!! This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!! This Thai fish is so quick and so simple. It is packed full of flavour and will wow your family. Dinner on the table in under 15 minutes!!!!

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    Comments

    1. Irene says

      September 13, 2020 at 9:38 am

      5 stars
      Hello:
      Used perch
      Left out the fish stock and the red chilli
      Great recipe!
      Easy and very tasty
      Will make this again.

      Reply
    2. Alyssa @ Good + Simple says

      March 28, 2016 at 8:48 pm

      Gorgeous! Do you recommend a certain type of white fish that would work best in this dish?

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        March 28, 2016 at 10:25 pm

        Thank you Alyssa.

        I tend to use Hoki (blue grenadier), but hake, cod, or snapper would work.

        I love it with swordfish too, but that takes a little longer to cook.

        Hope that helps x

        Reply
    3. Barb F says

      March 08, 2016 at 1:59 am

      5 stars
      I just love Thai food with all its complex flavors, and will have to try this sauce! Am allergic to fish so will use chicken instead.

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        March 08, 2016 at 3:49 pm

        This would be wonderful with chicken ๐Ÿ™‚

        Reply
    4. Dorothy Dunton says

      March 03, 2016 at 2:26 am

      Hi Claire! The complexity of flavors here is amazing! Seems everywhere I look lately there are Thai dishes. I am definitely going to be experimenting after a trip to the Asian market! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        March 04, 2016 at 11:53 am

        I love wondering round our Asian market. I always come home with loads of things I didn't go for ๐Ÿ˜‰

        Reply

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