An easy thai green curry inspired flavorful fix that's no fuss with incredible results!
It's getting warmer. I left the house without my puffer the other day. It felt quite liberating. Don't laugh. Not unless you get winters like ours in which case it is a laughter of commiseration and I sort of want to fist bump you. Note to self: fist bumping is generally unnecessary unless you're mimicking Baymax and Hiro from Big Hero 6 and it's just you and your kids. Anyway back to the great weather. Unlike winter where my main outdoor activity is shoveling soon, warmer weather means I want to spend more time outside and less time inside cooking. That is the number one reason I love the idea of this fish tray bake. One pan dinner, minimal muss or fuss, healthy and tasty.
This Thai Fish Tray Bake was inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe where fish and rice are baked together in one dish in a green curry style base. It is one of my favourite JO dishes, but there is a lot of rice and I've already piled on a years worth of carbs this winter. Therefore I wanted to create a Thai Fish Tray Bake that had those flavours, but less guilt and time and am pleased with the result. You can always eat this with a side of rice (white or brown) or a delicious Thai Crunch Salad.
If you're a fellow desi then maybe you aren't crazy about serving a meal on a baking sheet. In that case feel free to transfer it to a platter, scatter over some cilantro, add a few wedges of lime and dig in. I personally have eaten straight from the baking sheet more than once. Just to check you know 😉
Thai Fish
Ingredients
- 400 g fish fillets (any white fish)
- 1 red pepper (cut into pieces)
- 1 green pepper (cut into pieces)
Green Coconut Sauce
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce (optional)
- 1 ½ tsp sesame oil
- juice and zest of two limes
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- 3-4 green chillies
- 2.5 inch peeled piece of ginger
- 3 cloves of garlic
Garnish
- chopped cilantro
- diced chillies
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Blitz together the marinade ingredients, taste
- Place the fish fillets in the tray, scatter the peppers along the sides
- Pour over your green sauce
- Once the oven is hot put the tray in to bake for 20 minutes, fish should flake easily
- Garnish with cilantro, lime, chillies and eat hot.
Cindy says
The green coconut sauce looks so yum! And fairly easy to put together.
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
thank you! it is pretty quick and easy!
Sonal says
I think this is a brilliant idea to bake the dish instead of using a pot to cook. Has tonnes of flavors.
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
That's true, sometimes an oven is a great flavor enhancer!
Alyssa says
This is a recipe after my own heart. I am seriously obsessed with Thai green sauce. I will be making this ASAP!
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Yay! Am SO happy to hear that!
patisseriemakesperfect says
Such a great idea for fish - this looks like a lovely tasty dish.
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Thank you! We are trying to eat more seafood and easy dishes really help that!
Rebecca | Nourish Nutrition Co says
I love anything Thai flavored! this would be delicious over some black rice!
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Ooh LOVE that idea!
Jeanette says
The green color really makes the dish look interesting. I wouldn't mind eating this 🙂 Very nice.
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Thank you so much Jeanette! Somehow when food is green I feel like it's super healthy (lol)
Sana says
Made this last night and it was delish!! And so quick 🙂 thank you!
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
That's absolutely awesome to hear, thanks Sana!!
Salma says
Oh my gosh, I totally want to try this, baked Thai food!!
Sarika Gunjal says
That fish looks amazing. And love the flavors
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Thanks Sarika!
Tazim says
Looks like a great dish for a big get-together!
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Thanks Tazim! It totally is!
Daniel says
Just made for my wife, she'll be home soon, fingers crossed, it looks nice 🙂
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
I hope she liked it! Anything made with love is usually delicious!
Sana says
This has been my absolute go to comfort recipe for a while now!! massive flavours, hearty but light and so quick! I mix up the veg, the fish and it always comes out great! 😋 thanks so much for sharing this one!
Shelley says
How many people does this serve please?
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
With a side it should serve 4!
Karak Chai says
Love your recipes in general; this one was off. Specifically:
1) two limes were too much for the quantity of fish. The fish was very tangy. I think half a lime would've been great
2) 2-3 chillies were way too much. I had to start again cuz the sauce was unbearably hot (I'm pakistani so I can usually handle hot). I put half a chilli the second time, and removed the chili garnish
Thank you for sharing your recipes. You are my go to recipe source
sarahjmir@gmail.com says
Thanks so much for the feedback! I’ll retest it with your suggested quantities but I suspect the lime and chilies could just be a personal preference thing. I’ll add a note to the recipe though as a heads up to everyone - thanks!
Sheema says
Made this tonight for dinner. It was delicious… everyone loved it. The best part was that it was so quick & easy to make.Thank you.
Sarah Mir says
I am SO glad to hear you enjoyed it! thank you for leaving a review!
Sana says
Hey Sarah, so quick question- I’ve made this recipe a bunch of times over the years and sometimes the green sauce turns out fine but other times the coconut milk tends to curdle after I’ve whizzed it up - is it the lime? Any thoughts to make sure that doesn’t happen?
Sarah Mir says
Hi Sana! You are absolutely right that it's the lime! I feel like there is some variation in how it splits by the time i take to blitz it. if you want to avoid it altogether I would suggest blending everything else and then just stirring the lime juice in at the end!