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Grilled Achiote Caribbean Red Snapper with Calaloo Pineapple Couscous

Servings:
Two servings
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Ingredients

For the marinade
  • 2 8 ounce red snapper fillets, with skin on
  • 2 ounce red achiote paste
  • 2 teaspoon salad oil
  • 1 teaspoon orange, juice only
  • 2 teaspoon garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon lime, juice only
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider
  • 1/2 teaspoon soup spoon jamaican pickapeppa sauce or worcestershire
Calaloo Pineapple Couscous Ingredients
  • 2 8 ounce red snapper fillets, with skin on
  • 2 ounce red achiote paste
  • 2 teaspoon salad oil
  • 1 teaspoon orange, juice only
  • 2 teaspoon garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon lime, juice only
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider
  • 1/2 teaspoon soup spoon jamaican pickapeppa sauce or worcestershire
  • 1/2 box couscous (8 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon shallot, minced
  • 1/2 pound calaloo or fresh spinach (blanched, iced down and chopped)
  • 1/2 cup pineapple, ripe and diced in 1/8-inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper, cut in 1/8-inch
  • 12 ounce chicken broth

Preparation

Baking Directions:

Marinade Steal This Recipe® step-by-step instructions1. Dissolve the achiote paste with all the other liquids.

2.

Add the garlic, oil and salt and pepper.

3.

Submerge the fish in the liquid, cover with clear film and refrigerate for two hours.

Calaloo Pineapple Couscous Steal This Recipe® step-by-step instructions1. Sauté the shallots in hot olive oil, until translucent (about 2 minutes).

2.

Add the calaloo (or spinach) and the bell peppers, sautéing for two more minutes.

3.

Add coriander and diced pineapple.

4.

Deglaze with the chicken broth.

5.

Gently stir and simmer on low heat for five minutes.

6.

Cover with a lid, stop the fire and set your couscous aside for fifteen minutes.

Serving Steal This Recipe® step-by-step instructions1. When ready to serve, drain fish of excess marinade into a pan.

2.

Place on a hot grill skin side down.

3.

Grill for three minutes.

4.

Flip and grill for three more minutes.

5.

During this time bring the leftover marinade to a single boil and set aside.

6.

Using a coffee cup, mold the couscous in the center of the plate.

7.

Top with a piece of grilled fish.

8.

Drizzle the achiote sauce around the plate.

9.

Bon appétit!

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