Grilled Red Snapper with Asian-style Vegetables and Rice

Name: Grilled Red Snapper with Asian-style Vegetables and Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2-3
Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 4 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander; ½ jalapeño chillichilli; , to taste salt; 2 red snapper; 2 tbsp groundnut oil; 1 tbsp ketjap manis; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 3 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 red chilli; 1 tbsp dark brown sugar; 2 tsp finely chopped fresh coriander; 1 medium shallot; 150g/5oz sticky jasmine rice; 1 tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil; 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger; 1 red chilli; 1 garlic; 250g/9oz mixed greens, such as pak choispring greens; 2 tbsp vegetable stock; , to taste sesame oil; , to taste soy sauce

Try this quick and healthy stir-fry with chilli- and coriander-marinated snapper and a spicy dipping sauce.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 24 ingredients

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Grilled Red Snapper with Asian-style Vegetables and Rice

Serves 2-3

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

828Calories

34 gProtein

43 gFat

77 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Snapper	100g cooked	128
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Shallot	1 tbsp minced (10g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Coriander	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,536 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Coriander + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,949 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Olive + coriandertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,615 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Olive + limetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,621 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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