Chilean Fish With Honey-Mango Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 ounces fish fillets (about 6 ounces each)
    3 tablespoons barbecue sauce (choose your own favourite)
    1 tablespoon oil (plus extra for frying)
    Mango sauce
    1 tablespoon oil
    1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
    1 cup mango, diced
    1 cup orange juice (fresh or pure)
    1 teaspoon hot pepper, chopped (in Chili they use scotch bonnet or habanero)
    2 -3 tablespoons honey (to taste)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    Corn relish
    1 cup corn kernel (frozen or canned)
    2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped)
    2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped (red onion preferred)
    3 tablespoons bell peppers, red, finely chopped (approximate amount)
    1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or use cider vinegar)
    2 tablespoons oil (olive oil if you prefer)
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Combine the barbecue sauce with the tablespoon oil, rub lightly over the fish fillets, and leave in a non-reactive dish at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the dish.
    Mango sauce: Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, cover and cook 5 minutes, then add the mango, orange juice, hot pepper and honey, and stir well. Simmer, uncovered, for about 7 minutes. Puree the mixture in a blender, season with salt, put in a bowl, cover, and keep in a warm oven.
    Corn relish: Combine all the ingredients (corn kernels down to the oil). Season to taste. Put in a bowl, cover and put in warm oven with the mango sauce.
    Also put 4 - 6 plates in sam oven to warm up.
    In a pan (can use same one you used to make the mango sauce) heat some oil until hot. Fry the fish fillets for about 2 minutes per side, until JUST cooked through.
    To serve: Spoon some mango sauce in the centre of each plate. Set a fish fillet on top, and spoon some corn relish over the fillet. Serve immediately.
    Nice with simple boiled potatoes or baby potatoes, and a mixed green salad.

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