Sweet & Spicy Soy-Garlic Barramundi

🥘 Ingredients

• barramundi
  12 oz
• black pepper
  ½ tsp
• butter
  ½ tbsp
• cilantro
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  2 cloves
• green beans
  8 oz
• jalapeño
  1 piece
• onion
  1 piece
• salt
  1 tsp
• soy sauce
  2 tbsp
• sugar
  2 tsp
• white rice
  ¾ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• baking dish
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry produce. In a small pot , combine white rice , ¾%cup water, and a pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

   white rice: ¾ cup, salt: 1 tsp
2. 

   2

   While rice cooks, peel and mince or grate garlic . Roughly chop cilantro . Thinly slice jalapeño , removing ribs and seeds for less heat. In a baking dish , combine soy sauce , garlic, half the cilantro, ¼%cup water, 2%tsp sugar , and as much jalapeño as you like. Pat barramundi dry with paper towels; place, skin sides up, in baking dish with soy mixture. Set aside to marinate for at least ⏱️ 10 minutes .

   garlic: 2 cloves, cilantro: 2 tbsp, jalapeño: 1 piece, soy sauce: 2 tbsp, sugar: 2 tsp, barramundi: 12 oz
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, trim green beans if necessary. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green beans and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly charred but still firm ⏱️ 3 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to baking dish with marinated barramundi, carefully nestling green beans around fish. Wipe out pan.

   green beans: 8 oz, onion: 1 piece, cooking oil: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened ⏱️ 8 minutes . Add a splash of water; cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized ⏱️ 2 minutes more. Season with salt and black pepper . Arrange caramelized onion evenly over barramundi and green beans in baking dish.

   black pepper: ½ tsp
5. 

   5

   Roast barramundi and veggies on top rack until fish is cooked through and green beans are tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Once barramundi is done, carefully peel skin off fish and discard.
6. 

   6

   Fluff rice with a fork; stir in ½%tbsp butter . Divide rice between shallow bowls and top with barramundi and veggies. Spoon sauce from baking dish over fish and garnish everything with remaining cilantro. Serve.

   butter: ½ tbsp