Day 8: Chile

Today we traveled to South America to try some Chilean cuisine: Chilean Fish with Honey-Mango Sauce

Chilean Fish with Honey-Mango Sauce

Servings: 4-6
Ingredients: 
6 fish fillets (about 6 ounces each) 
3 tablespoons barbecue sauce (choose your own favorite) 
1 tablespoon oil (plus extra for frying) 


Mango sauce 
1 tablespoon oil 
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped 
1 cup mango, diced 
1 cup orange juice (fresh or pure) 
1 teaspoon hot pepper, chopped (in Chili they use scotch bonnet or habanero) 
2 -3 tablespoons honey (to taste) 
1/2 teaspoon salt 


Corn Relish 
1 cup corn kernel (canned) 
2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped) 
2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped 
3 tablespoons red bell pepper, finely chopped 
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or use cider vinegar) 
2 tablespoons oil (olive oil if you prefer) 
salt and pepper 


Directions: 
1. Combine the barbecue sauce with the tablespoon oil, rub lightly over the fish fillets, and leave in a non-reactive dish at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the dish. 


2. Mango sauce: Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, cover and cook 5 minutes, then add the mango, orange juice, hot pepper and honey, and stir well. Simmer, uncovered, for about 7 minutes. Puree the mixture in a blender, season with salt, put in a bowl, cover, and keep in a warm oven. 


3. Corn relish: Combine all the ingredients (corn kernels down to the oil). Season to taste. Put in a bowl, cover and put in warm oven with the mango sauce. 


4. Also put 4 - 6 plates in sam oven to warm up. 


5. In a pan (can use same one you used to make the mango sauce) heat some oil until hot. Fry the fish fillets for about 2 minutes per side, until JUST cooked through. 


6. To serve: Spoon some mango sauce in the centre of each plate. Set a fish fillet on top, and spoon some corn relish over the fillet. Serve immediately. 


7. Nice with simple boiled potatoes or baby potatoes, and a mixed green salad.


 Our Opinion: Each bite is very sweet with a spicy kick at the end (we used a habanero  pepper). The meal requires a lot of dishes for the prep work, but it was easy to put together. We felt it was one of the best fish dishes we had ever had and think if you don't like or want the fish, chicken could be easily substituted. Serve with dinner rolls.