Caribbean Coconut Fish Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F In a small sauce pan heat up onions, garlic, and butter. Saute for 2 minutes, pour in tomato sauce and cook another two minutes. 2. Pour in can of coconut milk, cilantro, lemon grass, salt and pepper. Turn of heat and let sit. 3. In a baking dish place the fish and pour coconut sauce over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. 4. Remove foil and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, or until fish is fork tender.

Steps:

• Mix together the paprika, curry powder, cumin, allspice, ginger, coriander, salt, black pepper, fennel, and cayenne pepper in a bowl; set the spice mix aside.
• In a bowl, lightly toss the mango, pineapple, red bell pepper, black beans, red onion, and cilantro in a bowl; pour lime juice over the mango mixture, and toss again. Cover the bowl, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Whisk together the egg and milk in a bowl. In a separate shallow bowl, stir the panko crumbs with coconut. Stir about 1 tablespoon of the spice mix, or to taste, into the panko crumb mixture.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Dip tilapia fillets into the egg mixture, then press gently into the panko crumb mixture to coat both sides of fillets. Brush off any loose crumbs, then lay the fillets into the hot oil. Pan-fry until the fish is opaque inside and golden brown outside, 3 to 5 minutes per side or as needed. Serve with mango salsa.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F In a small sauce pan heat up onions, garlic, and butter. Saute for 2 minutes, pour in tomato sauce and cook another two minutes.
• Pour in can of coconut milk, cilantro, lemon grass, salt and pepper. Turn of heat and let sit.
• In a baking dish place the fish and pour coconut sauce over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, or until fish is fork tender.

Steps:

• Heat a medium (10-inch) saucepan with deep sides over medium-high. Drizzle in olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Add red and green bell peppers and onion, and sauté until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the curry powder to the pan, and toast for about 1 minute, stirring often to keep the curry from scorching. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the grated ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Place fish on top of cooked vegetables, or nestle them into the vegetables, if your pan is becoming too full. Pour coconut milk over fish and vegetables.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low until fish is cooked and starts to flake, about 20 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Squeeze lime to taste over the top and garnish with scallions and cilantro. Serve with white rice or couscous.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place fillets in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Spread mayonnaise over fillets; sprinkle with jerk seasoning., Bake until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan, combine sour cream, cream of coconut, and lime zest and juice; cook and stir over medium-low heat until blended., Drizzle fillets with sauce; sprinkle with coconut.

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce: In a small saucepan mix coconut cream, onion, salt, chilli, lemon juice, and the cornstarch (mixed to a paste with a little of the cold coconut cream).
• Bring the mixture to a boiling point, stirring all the time.
• Do not allow sauce to boil hard as it will become lumpy.
• Simmer for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Dip pieces of fish in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Brown lightly in hot oil.
• Place the fish in a casserole dish and pour the sauce over the top.
• Garnish with slices of tomato.
• Bake at 300F degrees for 20 minutes.