Flounder with Couscous

Flounder with Couscous

 

 

Cook time: 35 Min

Total time: 35 Min

Serves: 4

Source:  TinksKitchen.com - Inspired by Platings and Pairings

 

Ingredients

 

• 1 ¼ pounds white fish (I used flounder)
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 cups chicken broth
• 1 ½ teaspoons fish sauce (I used soy)
• ½ cup cilantro leaves
• 1 limes (halved)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• Salt and pepper

 

Couscous:

 

2 cups Israeli couscous

2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 ¼ cups chicken broth

 

Instructions

 

1. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallots and cook, stirring often, until golden. About 5-10 minutes. Add the pepper flakes, remove all of this mixture to a small heat proof bowl. The shallots and the garlic should be crispy at this point.
2. Add back 2 tbsp of the olive oil from the heat proof bowl, into a smaller non-stock pan, add the rinsed couscous and cook, stirring to brown until light golden. Add the broth, season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid on. Set aside, while the fish cooks. All of the liquid should be absorbed.
3. In the skillet that cooked the shallots, add 1 tbsp of the chili oil from the bowl, the tomatoes and salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, then begin smushing the tomatoes around until they become a little more like a sauce. Add the fish sauce (soy), chicken broth and cook for 3-5 minutes, reducing the mixture to it's slightly thick and has lost a lot of the water content.
4. Season the fish with salt and pepper. Place the fish into the skillet on top of the tomato mixture, cover the skillet, reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the fish is completely cooked through, 6-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish you choose.
5. To serve, divide the couscous between plates, place a piece of the fish slightly on top, then add some of the tomato mixture on top. Drizzle some of the crispy shallots and garlic on top, squeeze some lime juice, and garnish with some chopped cilantro.

 

 

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Notes:

Sep 08, 2023

 

This was delicious and will certainly make it again. A good fish recipe is hard to come by so it's a keeper.

 

 

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