Massaman Fish Curry Made Easy
Massaman Fish Curry is a healthy dinner that your family with love. I am sharing this recipe which is my entry into the CFE International saltfish blogger recipe challenge. I had a hard time choosing what to make for this contest. Last week my son asked me to make him a massaman curry for dinner. Together we decided to make a new twist on his favorite dinner. We created our Massaman Fish Curry using the pollock saltfish combined with our favorite curry sauce. My son loved the added protein from the pollock in his favorite curry sauce. The pollock was a perfect addition to the curry broth and dinner turned into an easy, healthy, and delicious meal. Please follow CFE International on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to keep up with all their recipes, contests and updates. Giant Food and HMart both carry these Isla Brisa frozen saltfish pollock filets if you want to try it yourself.
Ingredients
- 3 frozen Isla Brisa pollock fillets
- 1 can Massaman curry paste (found in your local Asian market)
- 2 cans coconut milk
- 3 TB. olive oil
- 2 TB. minced cilantro
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 2 TB. brown sugar
- 2 TB. fish sauce
- 1 TB. lime juice
- 1 TB. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 4-5 medium potatoes, peeled, cut into fun shapes
- 2 carrots, peeled, sliced
- 1-2 TB. peanut butter
- 1/2 c. peanuts
- Sriracha sauce, as much as your want, adjust for your spiciness
- Red pepper flakes, to taste
- Jasmine rice,previously cooked
Instructions
- The day before you make this dish you must prepare your fish fillets. Rinse them off in cold water and then put in a large bowl of cold water in the refrigerator overnight.
- Change the water a few times to make sure it stays very cold.
- Heat your oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in the curry paste and stir and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in 1 can coconut milk and stir until blended.
- Stir in ginger, cilantro, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, and worcestershire sauce and bring to a boil.
- Add onion and defrosted fish (take it out of the bowl and dry it off) then reduce to a simmer.
- After 5 minutes, add another can of coconut milk and bring it back to a boil.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, not the rice, and stir until everything is well mixed.
- Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes--when the potatoes and carrots are soft it is ready.
- Serve hot over Jasmine rice and enjoy!
Have you ever cooked with frozen fish before? What do you like to make with it?
Massaman curry is my absolute favorite! I have not tried if with fish though. Time to try something new. Thanks for the inspiration!
Another Massaman curry fan! My son could eat it every day. I think fish is lovely in the curry, a light flavor with extra protein!
I have to admit I haven’t played much with fish in curry other than prawns but I really do fancy giving this a try thank you.
Wonderful! I hope you give this a try.
We usually do not cook with fish as our little ones are not fans of it yet. When we do use frozen fish, it was usually pacific wild salmon and would simply put it into foil with some seasoning, veggies and lemon and serve it on a bed of rice.
White fish is very mild. If your kids enjoy salmon, I am sure they would love white fish as well.
Yummy! This sounds great! I’m always looking for something new. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I hope you will give it a try.
I love to try new fish recipes. This looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to try it on the weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit.
I am sure your family would love this recipe.
That looks good! I have definitely cooked with frozen fish, beyond fish sticks. I have made Alaskan Pollock burgers!
That sounds great! Frozen fish is a great dinner since you can always keep a few packages in the freezer.
I have never cooked polluck before. But saw it at the store today! Too bad I didn’t pick some up! I will have to next time~
How funny! Now you know what to make next week.
This recipe sounds great. I have never had fish curry, need to try this asap.
You definitely need to try it!
Curry is a favorite in my household. I haven’t tried making fish curry, though. This sounds yummy. I might have to give your recipe a try later.
Curry is a very healthy ingredient. I hope you will give it a try!
I’ve never really tried a fish curry bar prawns so I really want to give this a try now, thank you.
It is always fun to try something new and expand your recipe collection!
This sounds really interesting. I am going to have to give this a try for dinner one night.
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it!
This recipe really caught my interest as I’m trying to incorporate more fish into my diet right now. Thanks for the detailed information so I can try it out for myself.
Fish is a great protein and easy to make. I hope this recipe inspires you to try it!
I would have never thought to make this before but it sounds interesting. I love experimenting with out of the ordinary foods!
This recipe does have some ingredients you might not use regularly, but it is fun to try new recipes!
I’ve never had anything like this before. I’m not the biggest fan of fish though either. I’ll eat certain kinds though. I’ll have to try out this recipe.
White fish is very mild and it is a good fish for those who do not enjoy strong fish flavors.
This sounds so good. We don’t eat enough fish in our house. It is something that I would love to add to our menu plan but frozen fish doesn’t appeal to me.
I am not a huge frozen fish user, but this one is so good! You really need to give it a try, it is a great last minute dinner since it is in your freezer already.
This seems to be such a good recipe! I love curry and fish, I think they complement each other well. The peanut butter touch is an unexpected, but great touch. I will have to try this dish 🙂
Thank you! I really think this dish is quite special. I hope you will try it out.
My husband loves anything with cury, me on the other hand am trying to like it even a little! He would love this recipe!
You can make this for your husband!
I have never tried curry and I probably never will. I don’t know, I am not a huge fan of the spicy Indian flavors.
You should try curry one time! It is very healthy for you and it really tastes so good!
I do no eat curry very often, but lately I have been itching to try making it myself. I do not eat fish, but thanks for the inspo!
You can easily make a curry with any protein you like in it, even just with vegetables!
I get excited when I see a new curry recipe and then I read add curry paste 🙁 I would love a great recipe for Massaman that included the curry paste from scratch. Sure have store bought paste as an option but I feel the paste is really the heart of a curry recipe .
I think that so many people are busy and this is a pretty simple recipe to make after work. I agree with you that it is wonderful to make a very authentic curry from scratch.
I would love to make some fish curry, thanks for the inspiration. My husband love chicken curry.
Chicken curry is delicious too! I hope you will try something new.
I don’t eat seafood since I’m a vegetarian, but I know that my mom would love this recipe since she loves seafood. I’ll have to share the link to your recipe with her!
I am vegan, so I do not eat this either, but my son loves it! Thanks for sharing.
What an interesting idea. Fish Curry! I would never have thought.
Thank you! My son inspired this recipe and he was quite happy with the outcome.
Mmm! My family and I love curry. This sounds very good. And a great way to eat more seafood!
So glad you like it!
We go through spurts with our fish eating. We have used frozen fish a lot, though we usually just grill or broil it. This looks amazing, I’ve never had a fish curry, only chicken.
So happy to hear you have tried frozen fish! It really is a time saver, and easy to pull out of the freezer when you are running late for dinner.
I love seafood and I have tried cooking with frozen fish many times. I haven’t tried this dish though. Sounds delish! Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks so much!