Baked King Fish/ Cod in Tomato sauce
photo by Derf2440
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 900 g kingfish or 900 g cod steaks
- salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder (cayenne)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (the original recipe says 9 tblsp)
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 3 onions, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1⁄2 inch gingerroot, chopped (optional)
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons cumin powder, divided
- 6 tomatoes, chopped (The recipe says 1 14 oz can for those who use canned tomatoes -For me the fresh ones do fine)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 green chilies, chopped (optional)
directions
- Wash and dry the fish slices.
- Marinate the fish with the salt, turmeric and chilli powder for 1/2 an hour.
- Heat 2 tbslp oil over medium heat and when hot put in the fennel and mustard seeds As soon as the mustard seeds pop add the onions and garlic and ginger root Saute until the onions are light brown.
- Then add the 2 tsps of cumin and the green chilli.
- Stir and then add the tomatoes (and their liquid- for canned tomatoes), the rest of the cumin and the garam masala.
- Boil and then simmer covered for 15 mins on low.
- Pre heat oven to 180C Heat a little more oil in a non stick and when hot put in the fish slices and just brown all the steaks on both sides.
- Put the fish in a baking dish.
- Now just pour the sauce over and bake uncovered for 15 mins or until the fish is cooked.
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Reviews
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I made this dish with pollock fillet and it came out perfectly. Hot, but not too hot. I prefer my fish not to be breaded so I was pleased to find a delicious and easy baked fish recipe. I didn't brown the fish because I find pollock to be pretty solid so there is no need to do it to keep it from falling apart.
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Great flavour ... wonderful aroma .... easy to prepare ... not too much heat! Since my "fresh-from-the-garden" tomatoes were rather large & juicy, I had too much "sauce" but thats OK - I'll eat it for breakfast this morning. I suggest keeping a lid close by at step 3 as the mustard seeds were jumping everywhere (LOL)!!! I substituted some green curry paste (a concentrated mixture of green chilies & Thai spices according to the label) for the fresh green chilies as I had none. Thanx Fay for a delicious entree!
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What a wonderful dish. The tomato sauce for this was so fragrant and flavorful, with just the right amount of heat. I used cod fillets, which happened to be on sale this week, and only 1 green chili because it was quite large, and dear hubby doesn't have quite the tolerance for "heat" that I do : >. Because I used fillets instead of steaks, I skipped browning them in a pan, and just let them cook through in the oven. I was so pleased with this dish because it tasted evey bit as good, if not better, then some of the tomato based curry dishes at the Indian restuarants here!!
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<p>Am an avid baker and love cooking too. Live in Mumbai, India.</p>