
This warm and cozy fish curry is the perfect dish to enjoy on these cold nights. The melt-in-your-mouth red snapper is coated in an extra flavorful curry sauce speckled with sweet bell peppers. Serve this dish with jasmine rice or rice noodles for a quick and easy meal!
- Dry the snapper portions with paper towel, then rub with 1 tablespoon of red curry paste.

2. Melt oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook until lightly golden brown, about 5 minutes.


3. Add the remaining tablespoon of curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce and brown sugar and stir to combine.

4. Add bell peppers and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, then nestle the fish into the sauce in an even layer. Cover the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the fish is no longer opaque.


5. Finish sauce with fresh lime juice. Scoop fish onto serving plates and spoon sauce over the top; garnish with cilantro.


Snapper with Coconut Curry Sauce
Serves 3-4
All you need:
12 ounces wild-caught snapper (thawed if frozen), skin removed and cut into 4 portions
2 tablespoons red curry paste, divided
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 teaspoon freshly grated peeled ginger
2 peeled garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 can coconut milk
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
Juice of 1 lime
Fresh chopped cilantro, for garnish
All you do:
- Dry the snapper portions with paper towel, then rub with 1 tablespoon of red curry paste.
- Melt oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook until lightly golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce and brown sugar and stir to combine.
- Add bell peppers and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, then nestle the fish into the sauce in an even layer. Cover the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the fish is no longer opaque.
- Finish sauce with fresh lime juice. Scoop fish onto serving plates and spoon sauce over the top; garnish with cilantro.