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Main course · Peruvian

Pescado a lo Macho (Fried Fish with Spicy Seafood Sauce)

40 min Serves 4 ~613 kcal/serving ~£12.80 (£3.20/serving) Dairy-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 500 g white fish fillets (such as pollock)
  • 250 g raw tiger prawns, peeled
  • 150 g cleaned squid rings
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 60 g plain flour
  • 300 g long grain white rice
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
613 kcal
Protein
47.3 g
Carbohydrate
74.9 g
of which sugars
2.8 g
Fat
13.1 g
of which saturates
2.2 g
Fibre
2.6 g
Salt
0.62 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the rice according to the pack instructions.

  2. 2

    Dust the fish in the plain flour. Heat half the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the fish for 3-4 minutes each side, until golden and it flakes easily. Keep warm.

  3. 3

    Heat the remaining oil in the pan and cook the garlic, red pepper and red chilli for 5 minutes until softened.

  4. 4

    Stir in the tomato puree and 100ml water, then add the prawns and squid and cook for 3-4 minutes, until the prawns turn pink and everything is cooked through.

  5. 5

    Spoon the seafood sauce over the fried fish and serve with the rice.

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