Coconut Crusted Rockfish

Coconut Crusted Rockfish

  Ready in : 45 mins

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Coconut Crusted Rockfish a try. This pescatarian recipe serves 4 and costs $5.47 per serving. One serving contains 1202 calories, 47g of protein, and 72g of fat. This recipe is liked by 11 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Foodista. A mixture of orange juice, vegetable oil, panko breadcrumbs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 83%. This score is awesome. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Coconut-Crusted Salmon with Coconut Chili Sauce, Roasted Rockfish Rockefeller, and Roasted Rockfish Rockefeller.

Ingredients

basmati rice

basmati rice

1.5 c

butter

butter

3 tablespoons

eggs

eggs

4

flour

flour

0.5 c

cilantro

cilantro

2 T

lime juice

lime juice

3 tablespoons

limes

limes

2

mango

mango

1

onion

onion

1 small

orange juice

orange juice

1 T

panko breadcrumbs

panko breadcrumbs

0.5 c

bell pepper

bell pepper

0.33333334 c

rockfish

rockfish

4 fillet

salt & pepper

salt & pepper

4 servings

serrano chile

serrano chile

0.5

coconut

coconut

1 cup

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

0.75 c

water

water

1 T

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Make the salsa: In a small bowl, combine all the salsa ingredients, season with salt & pepper (pepper is optional). Set aside while preparing everything else.Start the rice: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

    butter

    butter

    pepper

    pepper

    salsa

    salsa

    rice

    rice

    salt

    salt

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Add onion and 1/2 t. salt. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

    onion

    onion

    salt

    salt

  3. 3
    Add the rice and coconut and saute about 3 minutes, until rice starts to become translucent at the edges.

    coconut

    coconut

    rice

    rice

  4. 4
    Add the water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover. Cook about 15 minutes, until the water is absorbed and rice is tender.

    water

    water

    rice

    rice

  5. 5
    Remove pan from heat and let sit, covered for 10 minutes. Gently fluff the rice with a fork.

    rice

    rice

    frying pan
    frying pan
  6. 6
    Add the cilantro and lime juice and pepper to taste.Make the fish: Meanwhile, pat the fish fillets dry and season with salt and pepper. In one dish place the flour, in another dish, beat the eggs and 1 T. water until mixed, and in another mix together the coconut and panko. Working with one fillet at a time, dredge fish in the flour, then pat off the excess, dip in the egg, letting any excess drip back into the bowl, then coat in the coconut-panko mix, pressing the coating onto the fish to be sure it adheres.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    fish fillets

    fish fillets

    lime juice

    lime juice

    cilantro

    cilantro

    coconut

    coconut

    pepper

    pepper

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    panko

    panko

    water

    water

    egg

    egg

    fish

    fish

    bowl
    bowl
  7. 7
    Heat the oven to 200 degrees f. (to keep the fish warm between batches).

    fish

    fish

    oven
    oven
  8. 8
    Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers and just starts to near the smoking point.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  9. 9
    Add 2 of the fillets and cook about 3 minutes per side, until the fish is golden and cooked through.

    fish

    fish

  10. 10
    Drain briefly on paper towels and place in the warm oven while cooking the remaining fish.

    fish

    fish

    paper towels
    paper towels
    oven
    oven
  11. 11
    Serve the fish and rice with the mango salsa and lime wedges.

    lime wedge

    lime wedge

    mango

    mango

    salsa

    salsa

    fish

    fish

    rice

    rice