Peixe a Brasileira com Banana (Pan-Fried Fish with Fried Plantain)
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Ingredients
- 600 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
- 2 ripe plantain
- 50 g plain flour
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lime, juiced
- 300 g long grain white rice
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 651 kcal
- Protein
- 35.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 98.2 g
- of which sugars
- 15.7 g
- Fat
- 12.7 g
- of which saturates
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 4.3 g
- Salt
- 0.36 g
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Method
- 1
Cook the rice according to the pack instructions.
- 2
Peel and slice the plantain. Heat half the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the plantain for 3-4 minutes each side, until golden. Set aside.
- 3
Dust the fish fillets in the plain flour. Heat the remaining oil with the garlic in the same pan and fry the fish for 3-4 minutes each side, until it flakes easily.
- 4
Squeeze over the lime juice and scatter with fresh coriander.
- 5
Serve the fish with the fried plantain and rice.

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