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Asian Fish With Vegetables

A Borneo dish featuring raw fish cured in lime juice, chilies, and onions. Tangy, spicy, and full of local character.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups shredded savoy cabbage 1 medium red pepper, cut in slivers
  • 6 sliced scallions, with green 2 (4 ounce) fillets mahi mahi or flounder
  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 1/3 cup dry-roasted unsalted peanuts, crushed in blender
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger 1/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 cup mirin
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (or parsley)
  • 1 lime

Instruction

  1. Spread vegetables over bottom of shallow microwave-safe dish. Top with fish. In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients; pour over all.
  2. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap, and microwave on high 8
  3. -10 minutes. Vegetables will be crisp-tender.
  4. Place each filet on a plate; spoon vegetables and sauce around fish. Garnish with cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice. Serve with brown rice.

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