Steamed Coconut Fish & Jasmine Rice Meal Prep (in Parchment or Banana Leaves)

Ingredients

• four 6 oz white fish fillets, I used mahi mahi and halibut
• 2 large banana leaves (or 4 sheets parchment)
• 1 shallot OR 1/4 cup red onion
• 1 inch (or 1/4 cup) ginger, chopped into pieces
• 1 lemon grass stalk, peeled and chopped into pieces
• 1 turmeric root, chopped
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 (red) jalapeño, seeds removed and chopped
• zest from 1 lime
• Juice from 1/2 lime
• 1/4 cup basil
• 1/2 can light coconut milk
• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice (or your choice of grain)
• 1 lemon, slices
• Basil, thinly sliced
• Diced (red) jalapeño

Instructions

1. 1

   Set oven to 400F.

2. 2

   Add ingredients for marinade to a blender or food processor and process until smooth – season to taste with sea salt & pepper.

3. 3

   Add the fish to a bowl and pour half of the marinade over the fish and marinate (in the fridge) for 15 – 20 minutes.

4. 4

   If you use banana leaves, place them in a sink and add boiling water to soak them for 15 – 20 minutes to soften.

5. 5

   Once they are foldable, cut off the tough, fibrous lining at the top of the banana leaf. Add a 1/2 cup of cooked rice on top of the banana leaf, add 2 lemon slices on top of the rice, then the fish and then a 1 – 2 more spoon fulls of the marinade/sauce. Fold in the sides and secure with cooking twine or the lining from the banana leaf.

6. 6

   Alternatively, tear off a large sheet of parchment paper, about 16.5”x22” then fold in half. Trim the edges and make them round so that when you unfold it, it resembles a heart. Open up the parchment and in the center along the crease, add a 1/2 cup of cooked rice on top of the banana leaf, add 2 lemon slices on top of the rice, then the fish and then a 1 – 2 more spoonfuls of the marinade/sauce. Fold the parchment closed, then roll the edges closed along side the rounded edges so that it is sealed.

7. 7

   Place the wrapped fish and rice on a baking sheet and bake for 15 – 20 minutes at 400F/204C.

8. 8

   When you’re ready to enjoy, unwrap, garnish and enjoy!