Spiced ling with fragrant coconut rice and spring onions

Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 250g basmati rice (rinsed under cold running water)
  • 1 can (400mls) light coconut milk
  • 300mls water
  • 10 cardamon pods, crushed lightly
  • 3cm piece of fresh ginger, unpeeled and roughly sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 slivers of lemon peel
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 400g ling fillet
  • 1 tsp madras or korma spice blend
  • A little butter to dot on top of the fish
  • 4 whole spring onions, trimmed
  • Fresh coriander to garnish

1 Set the oven to 175 degrees.

2 Put the rice, coconut milk, water, cardamon, ginger, cinnamon, lemon peel and salt into a pot.

3 Mix well and bring to a simmer. Cover and put in the oven for 15 minutes.

4 Cut the ling into 3cm chunks then coat lightly in your chosen spices and a little salt.

5 When the rice has cooked for 15 minutes, sit the ling on top of the rice and push down gently to semi-submerge it, then dot the fish with butter. Add the spring onions, cover and return to the oven for another 10 minutes or so until the fish is done.

6 Serve with a scattering of fresh coriander.

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Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford