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300 g white fish fillets
170 g basmati rice (dry), rinsed
150 g baby spinach
400 ml reduced-salt stock (400 g)
120 g carrot, cut into fine sticks
8 g fresh ginger, finely grated
15 ml extra-virgin olive oil (14 g)
8 g chives, snipped
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Rinse the rice, put it in a pan with 300 ml water and a tight lid, bring to the boil, then cook 12 minutes on the lowest heat and rest 10 minutes off the heat without lifting the lid.
Bring the stock, salt, ginger and carrot to a bare simmer in a wide pan. It should barely tremble: a rolling boil breaks white fish apart.
Slide the fish in, cover and poach 6-8 minutes, until it is opaque and just parts at the thickest point.
Lift the fish out. Stir the spinach into the hot stock until it wilts, about a minute.
Serve the fish over the rice with the greens and a few spoonfuls of the poaching liquid, the oil threaded over, and the chives and pepper on top.
Serve
Whatever you cook, the guides put the two-to-three hour gap before lying down ahead of the ingredient list. That is the part with the evidence behind it.
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 gently in stock, served over rice with spinach wilted into the poaching liquid.
Ingredients
300 g white fish fillets
170 g basmati rice (dry), rinsed
150 g baby spinach
400 ml reduced-salt stock (400 g)
120 g carrot, cut into fine sticks
8 g fresh ginger, finely grated
15 ml extra-virgin olive oil (14 g)
8 g chives, snipped
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2328 kJ / 556.4 kcal · protein 37.7 g · carbohydrate 68 g · fibre 4.8 g · fat 13.1 g · sodium 882 mg
Method
Rinse the rice, put it in a pan with 300 ml water and a tight lid, bring to the boil, then cook 12 minutes on the lowest heat and rest 10 minutes off the heat without lifting the lid.
Bring the stock, salt, ginger and carrot to a bare simmer in a wide pan. It should barely tremble: a rolling boil breaks white fish apart.
Slide the fish in, cover and poach 6-8 minutes, until it is opaque and just parts at the thickest point.
Lift the fish out. Stir the spinach into the hot stock until it wilts, about a minute.
Serve the fish over the rice with the greens and a few spoonfuls of the poaching liquid, the oil threaded over, and the chives and pepper on top.
Serve
Whatever you cook, the guides put the two-to-three hour gap before lying down ahead of the ingredient list. That is the part with the evidence behind it.
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.
Everyday cooking that takes reflux seriously: your own triggers rather than a blanket banned list, and evenings that sit lighter before bed, which is what current guidance supports. It works alongside your treatment, and some symptoms need a doctor rather than a different dinner.
