Name: Asian marinara mix with coconut rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Salad; 1 lebanese cucumber, seeded, sliced; 1/2 red onion, sliced; 1/4 mint leaves, chopped; 1 cup long-grain rice; 270 gram can coconut milk; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1/2 cup tamarind pulp, soaked, strained; 2 long red chillies, finely chopped; 2 teaspoon caster sugar; 500 gram seafood marinara mix, drained; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Asian marinara mix with coconut rice

Fresh seafood is marinated with Asian flavours and served on a bed of creamy tumeric coconut rice - whip up this delicious and filling dinner for your family in no time at all.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

Salad

1 lebanese cucumber, seeded, sliced

1/2 red onion, sliced

1/4 mint leaves, chopped

1 cup long-grain rice

270 gram can coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

1/2 cup tamarind pulp, soaked, strained

2 long red chillies, finely chopped

2 teaspoon caster sugar

500 gram seafood marinara mix, drained

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Method

1.Place rice in a large saucepan and fill with water. Bring to boil on high and boil 7 minutes. Drain and return to saucepan with coconut milk and turmeric. Reduce heat to low. Cook, covered, 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Set aside, covered, until ready to serve.

2.To make salad: In a bowl, combine cucumber, onion and mint.

3.Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine pulp, chilli and sugar. Add marinara mix and marinate 5 minutes.

4.Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan on high. Stir-fry marinara mix in 2 batches, 3-4 minutes each, until just cooked through. Return all seafood to wok and season to taste. Toss well and serve on a bed of rice, topped with salad.

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