John's Citrus Fish, Savoy Cabbage and Couscous with Peas and Chives

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Total Time:
30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus extra for drizzling
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 small savoy cabbage, 1 1/4 pounds, quartered then shredded
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 grapefruits or 4 oranges, grated zest from 1 grapefruit or 2 oranges
  • 4 (8-ounce) red snapper fillets, skin scored
  • 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 1/2 cups couscous
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 2 tablespoons chopped or snipped fresh chives, 10 to 12 blades

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan and 1 tablespoon butter. When butter melts into oil, add the cabbage and cook 2 to 3 minutes to wilt it down a bit. Season with salt and pepper and add 1/2 cup chicken stock to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium low and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Cut ends off citrus, either grapefruit or oranges. Stand the citrus upright and trim away peel in strips with a small sharp knife cutting from top to bottom, spinning the citrus around as you work. Once cleaned of skins, cut the sections of the fruit away from the membranes.

Season the fish with salt and pepper and grapefruit or orange zest. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan. When oil ripples, add fish. Cook fish 3 to 4 minutes on each side, skin side down first. Skin should be crisp and flesh should be opaque. Remove fish to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Return pan to stove top and add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and the shallots. Cook shallots 2 minutes then add the citrus to the pan and warm through a minute. Add white wine and reduce 1 minute then add a tablespoon of butter. Turn off heat. Shake pan to combine butter with citrus.

While the sauce is working, bring 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, 1 tablespoon butter and a drizzle of olive oil to a boil in a medium pot with a tight fitting lid. When stock boils, add couscous, peas and chives to pot. Turn off heat, stir and set lid in place. Let stand 5 minutes then uncover and fluff with a fork. Transfer to a serving dish.

Place cabbage in a serving dish. Uncover fish. Pour citrus and sauce over fish and serve.

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  • on June 13, 2010

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    I made this dish today and everybody just loved it. Very easy to make, not too many ingredients but so refreshing. It is perfect for a summer dinner. I loved the tangy citrus sauce, did not have enough oranges so I used orange and grapefruit.
    Cabbage was wonderful with chicken broth, which I never thought of.

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  • on September 19, 2009

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    After watching how easy it was to prepare, I took out some Alaskan Halibet and couldn't wait to try it. I found the most time consuming was the preping, the cooking went just as described and the fish was moist and yummy with the added sauce and we loved the tangy flavor of the grapefruit. I also made the couscous but not the cabbage. I'll do that again!

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  • on September 16, 2009

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    Thank you, John! I used regular cabbage and lentil (that'swhat I had tilapia, that's what I found at store. Didn't fix couscous...but will try. I've always liked onion with cabbage, so I thought I''d try the lentil.

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