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Barramundi with ginger and passionfruit sauce

Name: Barramundi with ginger and passionfruit sauce
Yield: 6
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 6 x 200g wild barramundi fillets, skin scored; 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 1/2 tablespoons plain flour; 1 tablespoon sunflower oil; Steamed jasmine rice, to serve; Coriander sprigs, to garnish; 1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 3cm piece ginger, cut into matchsticks; 1 white onion, thinly sliced; 6 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced; 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 4 coriander roots (from a bunch of fresh coriander), finely chopped; 1 passionfruit, pulp strained to loosen, seeds returned to the juice (to give about 1 1/2 tablespoons); 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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Barramundi with ginger & passionfruit sauce

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 02, 2015

Restaurateur Jimmy Shu's crispy and golden Barramundi coated in a fusion of ginger, passionfruit and chilli on a bed of freshly steamed jasmine rice is your Asia with a Western twist.

6 x 200g wild barramundi fillets, skin scored
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 1/2 tablespoons plain flour
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Coriander sprigs, to garnish

Ginger & passionfruit sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil
3cm piece ginger, cut into matchsticks
1 white onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, sliced
1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced on the diagonal
4 coriander roots (from a bunch of fresh coriander), finely chopped
1 passionfruit, pulp strained to loosen, seeds returned to the juice (to give about 1 1/2 tablespoons)
1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

1.

Rinse the fish fillets under cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Place the fish on a plate, then rub each fillet all over with salt and drizzle with the lemon juice. Cover and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2.

Meanwhile, for the ginger and passionfruit sauce, heat the oil in a frypan over medium heat. Add the ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the onion and garlic, and cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes. Add the red capsicum, chilli and coriander roots, and cook for 3 minutes or until the onion becomes transparent. Reduce the heat to low, add the passionfruit juice and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the caster sugar, oyster sauce and fish sauce, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes until the sauce thickens. Add the lemon juice and stir to combine. Keep the sauce warm until ready to serve.
3.

Dust fish with flour. Heat oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat.
4.

In batches if necessary, cook fish skin-side down for 3 minutes or until crisp and golden. Turn and cook for a further 3 minutes or until cooked through.
5.

Divide the fish fillets among serving plates and top with the sauce. Serve with steamed jasmine rice and garnish with coriander sprigs.