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110 g basmati rice (dry)
180 g skinless white fish fillet
200 ml milk (206 g)
2 eggs (102 g)
1 small brown onion, finely chopped (100 g)
20 g unsalted butter
4 g mild curry powder
80 g frozen peas
8 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
15 ml lemon juice (15 g)
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Lower the eggs into simmering water and cook 6 minutes for a set white and a yolk that is still bright and slightly fluid. Cool them under the cold tap, then peel and halve.
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Cook it in plenty of unsalted boiling water for 10-11 minutes, until a grain squashes with no chalky core, then drain.
Meanwhile lay the fish in a small pan, pour the milk over and bring to a bare shiver. Poach 5-6 minutes, until the flesh has turned opaque and separates into thick flakes at the nudge of a fork. Lift it out and keep the milk.
Melt the butter in a wide pan and cook the onion with the salt over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until soft and translucent with no bite left. Stir in the curry powder and cook 30 seconds, until it smells toasted.
Add the peas and 4 tablespoons of the poaching milk, then fold in the drained rice. Flake the fish in large pieces over the top and turn it through gently so it does not break up further.
Finish with the lemon juice, parsley and plenty of pepper, and set the egg halves on top.
Serve
A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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White fish poached in milk and flaked through curried basmati with peas, parsley and lemon, with a halved soft-boiled egg on top.
Ingredients
110 g basmati rice (dry)
180 g skinless white fish fillet
200 ml milk (206 g)
2 eggs (102 g)
1 small brown onion, finely chopped (100 g)
20 g unsalted butter
4 g mild curry powder
80 g frozen peas
8 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
15 ml lemon juice (15 g)
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2276 kJ / 544 kcal · protein 34.8 g · carbohydrate 52.7 g · fibre 5.6 g · fat 20 g · sodium 288.7 mg
Method
Lower the eggs into simmering water and cook 6 minutes for a set white and a yolk that is still bright and slightly fluid. Cool them under the cold tap, then peel and halve.
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Cook it in plenty of unsalted boiling water for 10-11 minutes, until a grain squashes with no chalky core, then drain.
Meanwhile lay the fish in a small pan, pour the milk over and bring to a bare shiver. Poach 5-6 minutes, until the flesh has turned opaque and separates into thick flakes at the nudge of a fork. Lift it out and keep the milk.
Melt the butter in a wide pan and cook the onion with the salt over medium-low heat for 8 minutes, until soft and translucent with no bite left. Stir in the curry powder and cook 30 seconds, until it smells toasted.
Add the peas and 4 tablespoons of the poaching milk, then fold in the drained rice. Flake the fish in large pieces over the top and turn it through gently so it does not break up further.
Finish with the lemon juice, parsley and plenty of pepper, and set the egg halves on top.
Serve
A soft yolk is not fully cooked. Guidance is to avoid undercooked egg if you are pregnant, over 70, under 2, or your immune system is low or suppressed — which includes many people on immune-modifying medicines. Cook the yolk through instead: the dish still works.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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