Poached Barramundi with Greens PLUS 5 Other Healthy Fish Recipes

This simple 15 Minute Poached Barramundi recipe is a tasty and nutritious idea for a weeknight meal. Served with greens, steamed over the poaching fish, it almost makes for a one pot meal too. Low fat, gluten-free and dairy free. Oh, and fishy-smell-free!

I love fish, but the other members of the family like their fish smell-free. And to be honest, if there is one thing I am not a big fan of is, in fact, the smell of fish that tends to hang around the house for hours after grilling or frying. Although I have managed to make smell-free fried fish before…

Barramundi recipe with greens

This time, to make our dinner a little more odour-free I had decided to poach the barramundi. 

I love Asian inspired food, the simplicity of the cooking methods and flavours are fabulous. I especially adore the aromas of a masterstock – it’s sweet, salty, spicy and aromatic. Even though this is more of an instant version, it is still very satisfying. To add a little sweetness and complexity of flavours without using too much sugar I used The Stock Merchant‘s additive-free Sustainable Crab Stock, winner of the From The Sea Artisan award at the 2012 Delicious Produce Awards! It worked a treat. 

The whole barramundi recipe came together in 15 minutes. When I served it Mr Chipconnoisseur thought the 150g fillet was a little big but, to my surprise, he almost ended up licking his plate clean. As did I, while a bunch of my Instagram followers salivated over the dish there. I promised to post the recipe, so here it is.  

PLUS here are 5 of my Favourite Healthy Fish Recipes:

• Cantonese Steamed Fish by Nami from Just One Cookbook
• David Skoko’s Seared Tuna by John from He Needs Food
• Crispy Salmon Rice Paper Rolls PLUS Some Salmon Facts by me
• Fish Sarciado by Raymund from Ang Sarap
• Fish and Fennel Pie by Amanda from Chewtown

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Poached Barramundi Recipe with Greens

This simple 15 Minute Poached Barramundi recipe is a tasty and nutritious idea for a weeknight meal. Served with greens, steamed over the poaching fish, it almost makes for a one pot meal too. Low fat, gluten-free and dairy free. Oh, and fishy-smell-free!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients

For the Masterstock:

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup Stock Merchant's Sustainable Crab Stock or vegetable or fish stock
• 2 tbsp tamari
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp Chinese five spice
• 1 tsp brown sugar

For the Steamed Greens:

• 4 broccolini stems
• 8 snow peas trimmed
• a handful of green beans trimmed

For the Poached Fish:

• 2 Barramundi fillets skin off - try to find a thicker cut, not tail cut, 150g / 5oz

To serve:

• a few coriander leaves
• chilli flakes optional

Instructions

To make the Masterstock:

• Place all Masterstock ingredients in a saucepan large enough to hold your fish fillets inside and steamer basket on top of it later. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

In the meantime, prepare your Greens for steaming:

• Slice beans and snow peas in half then again in half lengthways. Trim broccolini stems by about 1/2 an inch. Cut in half across.

To Poach the Fish and Steam your Greens:

• Once the stock has come up to the boil, reduce heat to a simmer and gently place barramundi fillets in the stock.
• Place greens in a steamer basket and place on top of the pan. Cover with a lid and allow both to cook for about 8 minutes.

To serve:

• Divide steamed greens between serving bowls. Gently lift the fish out of the stock and place on top of the greens - the fish will be very tender, you might need a long spatula to do this.
• Pour stock over the dish and dress with some coriander leaves. (Spirnkle with chilli, if using). Serve warm.

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