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Matt Preston's Thai green curry fish traybake

Name: Thai green curry fish tray bake Matt Preston
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (80ml) coconut oil; 2cm piece (10g) ginger, finely grated; 1/2 cup (150g) green curry paste; 1 tbs fish sauce; 8 kaffir lime leaves, half shredded; 1 bunch coriander, roots and stalks washed, finely chopped, leaves picked; 400ml can coconut milk; 115g baby corn, halved lengthways; 3 Japanese eggplants, halved lengthways, tops left intact; 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges; 700g skinless delicate white fish fillets (such as snapper), pin-boned; 100g each green beans & sugar snap peas or snow peas, blanched, refreshed; Juice of 1/2 a lime, plus extra cheeks to serve; Baby coriander (optional) & steamed white rice, to serve

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by Matt Preston

delicious. senior editor

May 10, 2018

"This is another deconstructed curry. Using the tray method ensures the fish doesn’t get as abused as in a bubbling pot." – Matt Preston

1/3 cup (80ml) coconut oil
2cm piece (10g) ginger, finely grated
1/2 cup (150g) green curry paste
1 tbs fish sauce
8 kaffir lime leaves, half shredded
1 bunch coriander, roots and stalks washed, finely chopped, leaves picked
400ml can coconut milk
115g baby corn, halved lengthways
3 Japanese eggplants, halved lengthways, tops left intact
1 red onion, cut into thin wedges
700g skinless delicate white fish fillets (such as snapper), pin-boned
100g each green beans & sugar snap peas or snow peas, blanched, refreshed
Juice of 1/2 a lime, plus extra cheeks to serve
Baby coriander (optional) & steamed white rice, to serve

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Add half the coconut oil to a flameproof roasting pan and place in oven to preheat.
2.

When the oil is hot, carefully remove roasting pan from oven and stir through ginger, curry paste, fish sauce, whole kaffir lime leaves, chopped coriander, coconut milk and 1 cup (250ml) water. Add baby corn and roast for 25 minutes or until thickened and reduced.
3.

Meanwhile, pour the remaining 2 tbs oil into a second roasting pan and add the eggplant. Roast for 25-30 minutes or until tender.
4.

Add the onion and fish to the coconut milk mixture and roast for 12-14 minutes or until fish is cooked through. Add roasted eggplant, beans, sugar snap peas and lime juice, and fold through. Scatter with shredded kaffir lime leaves, coriander leaves and baby coriander, if using.
5.

Serve with lime wedges and steamed rice.