Broiled Cod with Coconut Curry

So what do you do when you're 10 minutes away from leaving work and you have no idea what to make for dinner? You go to the web and do a quick search. Tonight I came up with a simple tasty recipe for any broiled white fish. Add a little rice or Emmer and you've got yourself a complete meal.

Ingredients

• Olive oil
• 2 teaspoons minced, peeled fresh ginger
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 minced red bell pepper
• 1 bunch chopped green onions
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 teaspoons red curry paste
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 pound white fish (cod, tilapia, sole)
• Rice or Emmer

Directions

First, the prep work. Mince the ginger, garlic, and red pepper. I did this by combining all of these ingredients in a food processor. Get the curry powder, red curry paste, and cumin ready and shake the coconut milk can.

Heat some oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced pepper, ginger, and garlic mixture. Stir for a good 5 minutes and then add the onions.

After another minute, add the curry powder, curry paste, and cumin. Stir for one minute and then add the soy sauce, brown sugar, and coconut milk.

Heat until simmering, but don't let it come to a boil. Turn off the heat and cover to keep warm.

Preheat the broiler. On a greased cookie sheet, lay the fish and drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt.

Broil for 7 minutes or until the fish is flaky.

Serve over rice or emmer and top with sauce.

We really enjoyed this dish. The fish was tender and an excellent conveyance for the spicy, somewhat sweet sauce. Next time I might back off on the red curry paste just a bit as I think I'd like to savor the flavor a bit more.