Speedy Sticky Shanghai Cod
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15-20 mins
Tangy and sweet with a hint of heat is just right in this Chinese-inspired fish dish of flaky, sustainably sourced cod and crunchy organic veg, drenched in a plate-lickingly lush sauce of citrus, honey, tamari and spices and served with a heap of sticky white basmati.
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507 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g white basmati rice
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 carrot
  • 4 red spring onions
  • 1 orange
  • A thumb of ginger
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 2 cod fillets
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  • 2 tbsp cold water
  • 300ml cold water
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Heat the oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Put the rice in a bowl and cover with cold water. Swoosh about a bit with your hand. This will help make it stickier. Leave to sit while you prepare the veg.

  • 2.

    Trim the courgette and cut it into long thin strips. Peel the carrot and cut it into thin diagonal slices.

  • 3.

    Cut the green parts from the spring onions and finely chop them. Set aside. Trim the roots and keep the scarlet bulbs whole.

  • 4.

    Drain the rice (but don’t rinse). Put in a pan and cover with 300ml cold water. Cover and bring to the boil. Turn off the heat. Stir briefly, then leave to sit for 10 mins with the lid on.

  • 5.

    While the rice cooks, zest the orange. Juice half of it. Peel and grate the ginger. Finely chop the chilli, flicking out the seeds for a little less heat. Whisk the orange zest and juice, ginger and chilli with 2 tbsp each of the honey and tamari and ½ tsp of the cinnamon.

  • 6.

    Pile the carrot, courgette and the spring onion bulbs into a baking dish. Pop the fillets of fish on the heap of veg. Spoon 2 tbsp of the honey mix over each cod fillet. Whisk the remaining sauce with 2 tbsp water. Pour into the dish, around the cod and over the veg.

  • 7.

    Slide the tray into the oven for 10-12 mins till the cod fillets are cooked. The fish will come away in large flakes when parted with a fork. The veg will still be crunchy.

  • 8.

    Divide the rice between 2 wide bowls. Spoon over the veg then sit a piece of cod on top of each. Spoon over the sauce and finish with a scattering of spring onion greens.

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