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Coconut crust fish and fried potatoes

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup desiccated or shredded coconut
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • ¾ cup sliced shallots
  • 1 red chilli, finely sliced
  • 4 fresh soft kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
  • 800g potatoes, cut in wedges
  • spray oil
  • 4 x 150g fillets fresh hoki or other white fish
  • Salad
  • 6 large tomatoes, cut in wedges
  • ½ telegraph cucumber, sliced
  • 1 green capsicum, cut in wedges
  • ½ avocado, cut in wedges
  • 1 lemon, juice
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 To make coconut crust, place coconut in a small bowl and cover with water. Soak for 10 minutes. Drain. Add half the oil to a frying pan. Heat then add shallots, chilli and kaffir lime leaves. Cook until golden and caramelised. Add coconut and fry for 1 more minute. Set aside.

    2 Heat a large frying pan with remaining oil and half the potatoes. Fry until golden and cooked then repeat with remaining potatoes. Season fried potatoes with a little flaky salt if preferred.

    3 Layer salad ingredients in a bowl and squeeze over lemon juice.

    4 Spray a large frying pan with oil and cook fish for 2 minutes. Turn and cook for 1-2 more minutes until cooked through. Divide coconut crust among fish as a topping.

    5 Serve with potatoes, salad and garnish with a lemon wedge.

    Variations

    Replace kaffir leaves with fresh new lemon leaves, lemon basil or plain basil.

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