Caribbean Trout with Coconut Risotto

Caribbean Trout with Coconut Risotto

🥘 Ingredients

  • ancho chili powder
    1 tsp
  • arborio rice
    1.5 c
  • bell pepper
    2 unit
  • black pepper
    1 tsp
  • butter
    1 tbsp
  • chicken stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • chili pepper
    2 unit
  • coconut milk
    2 unit
  • garam masala
    1 tsp
  • lime
    1 unit
  • oil
  • onion
    1 unit
  • paper towels
  • red pepper jam
    2 unit
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • scallions
    2 unit
  • smoked paprika
    2 tsp
  • steelhead trout
    20 oz
  • sugar
    ¼ teaspoon
  • water
    3 c, ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

  • medium pot
  • small bowl
  • large pan
  • large pan
  1. 1
    In a medium pot , combine water (6 cups for 4 servings) and chicken stock concentrate . Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer. Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and dice half the onion (whole onion for 4). Core, deseed, and dice bell pepper into ½-inch pieces. Thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens. Mince chili pepper . Zest and quarter lime . In a small bowl , combine smoked paprika , ancho chili powder , and half the garam masala (all for 4).
    water: 3 c, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, onion: 1 unit, bell pepper: 2 unit, scallions: 2 unit, chili pepper: 2 unit, lime: 1 unit, smoked paprika: 2 tsp, ancho chili powder: 1 tsp, garam masala: 1 tsp
  2. 2
    Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add diced onion. Cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . Add arborio rice ; stir until translucent, ⏱️ 1-2 minutes . Add ½ cup stock; stir until liquid has mostly absorbed. Repeat with remaining stock, adding ½ cup at a time and stirring until liquid has absorbed. When all the stock has been used, add coconut milk . Cook, stirring constantly, until rice is al dente and mixture is creamy, ⏱️ 25-30 minutes . (You'll start the fish after ⏱️ 15 minutes .)
    oil, arborio rice: 1.5 c, coconut milk: 2 unit
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, pat steelhead trout dry with paper towels ; season all over with salt and black pepper . Season flesh sides with spice mix (it's OK if not all the spice sticks). Once risotto has cooked ⏱️ 15 minutes , heat a drizzle of oil in a second large pan , preferably nonstick, over medium heat. Add trout, skin sides down. Cook until skin is crispy, ⏱️ 5-6 minutes . (TIP: Lower heat if skin begins to brown too quickly.) Flip and cook until opaque and cooked through, ⏱️ 4-6 minutes more. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
    steelhead trout: 20 oz, paper towels, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for trout over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, scallion whites, and a pinch of chili to taste; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, ⏱️ 6-8 minutes . Stir in red pepper jam , sugar , and water (½ tsp sugar and 1⁄3 cup water for 4 servings). Simmer until thickened, ⏱️ 3-4 minutes . Turn off heat and season with a pinch of salt.
    red pepper jam: 2 unit, sugar: ¼ teaspoon, water: ¼ cup
  5. 5
    Once risotto is done, turn off heat and stir in lime zest, butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), ½ tsp salt (1 tsp for 4), and a squeeze of lime juice. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
    butter: 1 tbsp
  6. 6
    Divide risotto between bowls. Top with trout. Spoon pepper relish over trout. Sprinkle with scallion greens. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.