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

Method

Start the rice

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.
Make the glaze

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.
Broil the trout

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.
Sear the bok choy

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.
Plate

5Plate

  • Spoon the rice onto plates.
  • Set the trout on top.
  • Serve the bok choy alongside.

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