Salt-and-pepper fish recipe for a delicious seafood dinner

Ingredients for Salt-and-pepper fish

• 120 g short-grain sushi rice

• 8 spring onions

• 25 g ginger, peeled, finely grated

• 45 ml vegetable oil, divided

• 675 g skinless, boneless cod, cut into 5 cm pieces

• kosher salt

• 10 g freshly ground black pepper

• 15 ml unseasoned rice vinegar

• 5 g sugar

• 30 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces

How to make Salt-and-pepper fish

1. Rinse the rice in several changes of cold water in a medium bowl until the water runs clear. Drain well and transfer to a small saucepan. Pour in 300 ml cold water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir the rice to prevent the grains from sticking to the bottom. Cover the saucepan and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Cook, undisturbed, until the water has evaporated and the rice is tender, 18–20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit, still covered, for 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, trim the dark green tops from the scallions and thinly slice; set aside. Thinly slice the white and pale green parts of the scallions on a deep diagonal and set aside separately.

3. Mix the ginger and 30 ml oil in a medium bowl. Add the cod, season with salt, and sprinkle with pepper. Toss to coat the fish evenly.

4. Heat the remaining 15 ml oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the cod, undisturbed, until golden underneath, about 2 minutes. Turn the cod over and scatter the reserved white and pale green scallion parts on top. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the fish is cooked through and some scallions are caramelised while others are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

5. Stir the vinegar and sugar in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves. Mix this into the rice. Add the butter and reserved dark green scallion tops, gently stirring until the butter melts. Season with salt to taste.

6. Transfer the rice to a platter and top with the cod; pour any pan juices over the fish.

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