Boy, my photography has really gone downhill. I thought it couldn’t sink any lower, but I was wrong. And speaking of sinking, here’s our last fish recipe of the series. We’ve explored Italian and Indian flavors, and now it’s time for Asian. This recipe is fresh and bright with bursts of ginger, lime, and cilantro. Served over rice with stir-fried snow peas, sticky green beans, or sesame carrots, it’s a nice dish that I’ve kept in rotation for years.
Oven-Roasted Fish with Ginger and Lime
1½ lbs. white fish fillets (haddock, pollock, cod, bass), cut into 4 to 6 portions
¼ cup fresh lime juice
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. shallot, minced
2 Tbsp. fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 500°F. Brush large baking dish with 2 tsp. oil. Add fish to dish, turn to coat with oil, then arrange skin down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.
In small bowl, mix lime juice, soy sauce, shallot, ginger, and cilantro. Whisk in the remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spoon a scant tablespoon of sauce over each fillet. Roast fish until opaque in the center, about 12 minutes. Top with remaining sauce. Serves 4.
Source: Adapted from a recipe in Bon Appetit many years ago.
Can't go wrong with that combination! How's your ginger plant doing?
Posted by: andrea | January 21, 2010 at 02:47 PM
I agree with Andrea! You're growing ginger in winter? I tried that one year with miserable success, so I stick to growing in the summer only. What's your secret?
Posted by: Julia | January 21, 2010 at 03:10 PM
That fish and those green beans look SO good! I've already got my Saturday night dinner planned. Thanks! I'll let you know how the family likes it.
Posted by: Ruth Ann Hepler | January 21, 2010 at 05:58 PM
I think photographing white fish on white rice would be akin to photographing a polar bear in a snowstorm.
It sounds mighty tasty though and I'm bookmarking it to try it!
Posted by: Mary | January 22, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Mary: Or in this case a polar bear in a snowstorm wearing a white dress. Yes, I should probably give composition more thought.
Ruth: Hope you guys like it!
Julia: My secret is that my father-in-law gave me a plant and Husband has been watering it. So far so good.
Andrea: Well, now that I think about it, the leaves have been turning a little brown lately, but my father-in-law says that happens in the winter and new leafage (leafage? stupid chemobrain) should come back in the spring.
Posted by: Tammy | February 10, 2010 at 09:52 PM