Seafood in Simple Coconut Sauce

Made this new recipe for lunch. It was so good I thought we'd share. We made it with scallops and shrimp.

Seafood In Simple Coconut Sauce

This is a simple recipe, one that uses a basic fish stock and some aromatics, coconut milk and fresh cilantro. It works with any good firm-fleshed fish or even shrimp or scallops. It's simple for home cooks and does not require complicated sauce making techniques.


Ingredients

3 cups fish stock, preferably home made
1 inch piece fresh ginger
bunch fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
juice of one lime
1 cup full fat coconut milk
3 tbs butter
1 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp low sodium soy sauce (we used a non-soy substitute)
salt and pepper to taste
piece of fish, shrimp, or scallops
rice and beans, greens, mashed sweet potatoes any or all of these
Method

In sauce pot reduce the fish stock to intensify the flavors, reduce by 3/4
Add coconut milk, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce
Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cook for 15 minutes and reduce by 1/4
Turn off heat, add lime juice, cilantro and butter, stir to combine
Grill, roast or sear your fish, shrimp or scallops
Serve with rice.
Garnish with coconut sauce, enjoy