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Fish with Green Coconut Curry Sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 fish fillets 6 to 8 ounces each
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons yellow onion minced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce Asian section of your market
  • 1 tablespoon low-salt soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fresh gingerroot peeled and minced
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon green curry paste you can always add more
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
  • 2 green onions white and green part; chopped

Instructions

  • Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet and add fish. Lightly brown fish on one side. Flip fish over and cook for 1 minute. Add onion, garlic, fish sauce and soy sauce. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Add coconut milk and ginger. Remove fish when just cooked and keep warm. Stir in curry paste, lime juice, brown sugar and green onion. Heat to a boil. Taste the sauce. If you want it hotter, add a little more curry paste.
  • To serve, arrange fish on plates and spoon sauce over.