
japanese
Soy-Glazed Trout with Rice & Seared Bok Choy
Lacquered broiled fish, jasmine rice, jade-green bok choy
⏱ 30 min· Easy· serves 2
≈ $2.24/serving$2.68at the cheapest of your stores this week · 8 ingredients on sale
Also comes as:Salmon
Ingredients
- trout350 g
- bok choy2 ea
- jasmine rice1 cup
- soy sauce3 tbsp
- white sugar1 tbsp
- ginger1 thumb
- garlic1 clove
- sesame oil2 tsp
Method

1Start the rice
- Rinse the rice in a fine mesh sieve until the water runs clear.
- Add the rice to a pot with 1¼ cups salted water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook 15 minutes until the grains are tender.
- Rest covered off the heat 5 minutes.

2Make the glaze
- Meanwhile, grate the ginger and garlic.
- Simmer the ginger and garlic with the soy sauce, sugar and 2 tbsp water in a small pan 2 to 3 minutes until it coats a spoon.

3Broil the trout
- Set the broiler to high with a rack about 6 inches below the element.
- Lay the trout fillets skin-down on a lined pan and brush thickly with half of the glaze.
- Broil 5 minutes.
- Brush with the rest of the glaze and broil 2 to 3 minutes more, until lacquered and flaking.

4Sear the bok choy
- Halve the bok choy lengthwise.
- Sear the bok choy cut-side down in 1 tbsp oil over high heat, 2 minutes to a hard char.
- Flip and cook 1 minute with a splash of water and a lid, until the stems are crisp-tender.
- Drizzle with the sesame oil.

5Plate
- Spoon the rice onto plates.
- Set the trout on top.
- Serve the bok choy alongside.
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