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By Simon Baty

Haddock with crab and kokum crust

Name: Haddock with crab and kokum crust
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: British, European, Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 4 haddock - boneless steaks (140g each); 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 dried red chilli, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1/4 teaspoon onion seeds; 80g crab meat - fresh; 10g kokum berries, soaked in hot water then squeezed and chopped (or lime juice); 1 tbsp coriander - chopped stalks and leaves; 1cm ginger - fresh, peeled, finely chopped; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 1/2 red onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp salt; 30g butter; 30g panko breadcrumbs; Basmati rice; 1 very big bag Spinach; 3 tbl veg oil; 6-8 fresh curry leaves; 2 green chillies, slit lengthways; 5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into fine strips; 1/2 tsp ground tumeric; 250ml fish stock,or water; 125ml coconut milk; 1/2 tsp salt; pinch sugar

17 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 08 May 2025 17:51:35 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 x 140ghaddock-boneless steaks

2 Tbspvegetable oil

Marinade

2dried red chilli

crushed

½ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonfennel seeds

¼ teaspoononion seeds

Crab crust

80gcrab meat

fresh

10gkokum berries

soaked in hot water then squeezed and chopped, or lime juice

1 Tbspcoriander

chopped stalks and leaves

1 cmginger

fresh, peeled, finely chopped

1green chilli

finely chopped

0.5red onion

finely chopped

1 tspsalt

30gbutter

30gpanko breadcrumbs

Other

basmati rice

1 bagSpinach

very big

Coconut and Ginger sauce

3 tblveg oil

piece, peeled and cut into fine strips

½ tspground tumeric

250mlfish stock

or water

125mlcoconut milk

½ tspsalt

sugar

Instructions

In advance prep

Step 1

Mix spices for marinade together

dried red chilli2

salt½ teaspoon

fennel seeds½ teaspoon

onion seeds¼ teaspoon

Step 2

Mix together some crust ingredients

kokum berries10g

ginger1 cm

green chilli1

red onion0.5

salt1 tsp

Step 3

Put Curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and red onion in a bowl

red onion0.5

fresh ginger5 cm

fresh curry leaves6

green chillies2

Main

Step 4

Wash and pat dry haddock. Cover with spice mix for 10 minutes

haddock-boneless steaks140g

Step 5

Heat pan on low, toast breadcrumbs, gradually adding butter. Remove from heat, allow to cool and add to crust mix

butter30g

panko breadcrumbs30g

Step 6

Add crab to crust mix

crab meat80g

Make sauce

Step 7

Heat oil in heavy pan to medium heat. Add bowl of curry leaves/ chillies/onion/ginger - fry until onion softened

fresh curry leaves6

veg oil3 tbl

green chillies2

fresh ginger5 cm

red onion0.5

Step 8

Add turmeric, fry 1 min

ground tumeric½ tsp

Step 9

Add fish stock, cover and simmer for 5 mins

fish stock250ml

Step 10

Add coconut milk and salt, simmer until thickens.

coconut milk125ml

salt½ tsp

Step 11

Add sugar

sugar

Rice

Step 12

Cook rice

Fish

Step 13

Heat oil in large oven proof frying pan on medium-high. Add skin side down haddock, sear for 2-3 mins until skin crisp Put in oven, 180deg for 6 mins until just cooked

Step 14

Steam / wilt spinach

Step 15

Cover Haddock with crust. Hot grill for 1-2 mins until golden.