Many of us love the thought of cooking a whole fish for lunch or dinner, and some are put off as the process looks too complicated - but I'm going to show you just how easy it is! I saw a couple of beautiful whole sea bream on the fish counter and I just had to buy them and this recipe is so simple to do!
To prepare the sea bream, wash under cold water including the belly and pat the outside dry with kitchen tissue. You would want to rub a little salt on the inside of the fish to season and add kaffir lime leaves inside the belly. The citrusy aroma will be infused into the fish, you won’t need to add more lemon.
Steaming is a great cooking method for sea bream as it is a gentle cooking process that allows the soft beautiful flavours of the bream to shine through - and it only takes around 10 minutes, which is a win-win! Not to mention that steaming is also one of the healthiest methods of cooking as it does not require any cooking fat such as butter or oil. You can also try this recipe with other similar sized fish such as sea bass or sole as they also work with the timings shown in the cooking method below.
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Whole Sea Bream in Yellow curry
Delicious whole steamed sea bream in Thai yellow curry with baby courgettes
- 2 Whole Sea Bream
- 200 ml Coconut Milk
- 100 ml Water
- 200 g Baby Courgettes
- 60 g Red Bell Pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Mae Jum Thai Yellow Curry Paste
- 1 tsp Fish Sauce
- 1 tsp Palm Sugar
- 4 Kaffir Lime Leaves
Preparation
Wash the fish, pat dry and place on a large plate or platter suitable for steaming. Use greaseproof paper to avoid the skin sticking to the plate. Tear up kaffir lime leaves and place them inside the fish with a pinch of salt
Thinly slice red bell pepper
Cooking Method
Set a large wok or steaming pan up with a steamer stand and fill with boiling water to a third of the way up the sides. Place the fish plate into the wok or pan, cover with a lid and steam for 10–12 minutes
In a separate pan, fry curry paste in coconut oil on high heat
Add coconut milk, fish sauce and palm sugar and blend well before adding red pepper, light simmer for 15 minutes. You can add water to thin the sauce if desired.
Add baby courgettes to the steamer and steam for 8 minutes
Once fish is cooked, pour curry sauce on a plate and lay the sea bream on top, garnish with kaffir lime leaves and serve with steam courgettes and freshly made Thai Jasmine Rice
