Roast chilli and ginger fish with noodles
serves
6
Roast chilli and ginger fish with noodles
“We’ve used red snapper, but any white
fish or even salmon would work well here” - Colin Fassnidge.
Ingredients (17)
- 2 large fillets red snapper (about 800g in total), skin on, pin-boned
- ½ cup (125ml) soy sauce
- 1/3 cup (80ml) honey
- 2 chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 2 tbs finely grated ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 kaffir lime leaves, plus extra to serve
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 180g soba noodles
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 carrots, cut into matchsticks (we used a julienne peeler)
- ¼ red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 3 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 cup coriander
- Toasted sesame seeds, to serve
Method
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1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large oven tray with baking paper and place fish skin-side up into tray.
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2.Place soy sauce, honey, chilli, ginger, garlic, kaffir lime leaves and ¼ cup (60ml) water in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil for 2 minutes. Pour into a bowl, cool completely, then pour mixture over fish and leave to marinate for 15 minutes. Roast fish for 8 minutes or until just cooked through. Carefully pour cooking juices into a small bowl and add lime juice and vinegar. Set aside to cool.
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3.Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to the boil and cook noodles according to packet instructions. Drain in a colander and cool under cold running water. Drain, toss with sesame oil and place in a bowl with carrot, cabbage, half the spring onion and half the herbs. Pour half the cooking juices into the bowl gently toss to coat.
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4.Place noodle salad on a platter, top with fish and scatter with sesame seeds, and remaining herbs and spring onion. Drizzle with remaining sauce and serve.
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