Steamed Halibut with Mango Sauce

By miss5elements

Top this mild fish with the spicy-sweet mango sauce to create a meal that appeals to all ages.

Prep tip: You can substitute striped bass, pollock, or another white fish.

Serving tip: Accompany with a side of basmati rice laced with cumin seeds, plus a salad of chopped cucumbers, diced tomatoes, minced onions, and plain yogurt.

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 small serrano pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium mango, peeled, seeded, and cubed
• 1/2 c coconut milk
• 1 2"-piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/8 t white pepper
• 4 5oz halibut fillets
• 1 T EVOO
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced, for garnish
• Fresh cilantro, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a food processor, whirl garlic & serrano pepper until minced.
2. Add mango & coconut milk; pulse 2-3 times.
3. Grate ginger over mango mixture to extract juice.
4. Add 1t ginger fibers; discard remainder.
5. Pulse mango mixture until smooth.
6. Add cilantro & white pepper, & pulse 4-5 times. Season to taste w/salt & additional pepper. (Makes 1.75 cups)
7. Rinse fish fillets & pat dry.
8. Rub oil on fish & sprinkle w/ salt & pepper.
9. Rinse fish fillets & pat dry. Rub oil on fish & sprinkle w/salt & pepper.
12. In a steamer pot or saucepan large enough to hold a metal or bamboo steamer, cover, and steam for 7-10 minutes, until cooked through.
11. Transfer fish to a platter; drizzle w/sauce (warm sauce prior to serving, if desired).
13. Garnish w/scallions & cilantro.