Steamed Meagre, Vegetables and Rice Pilaf

Name: Steamed Meagre, Vegetables and Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 250 g carrots; 250 g fennel bulbs; 140 g onions; 20 g olive oil; 20 g unsalted butter; 250 g white long grain rice; 1 vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l); 1 sprig fresh thyme; 1150 g water; 1 fresh bay leaf; 600 g meagre fillets; 4 pinches salt; 4 pinches ground mixed peppercorns; 1 tsp lemon juice

3.0 (1 rating)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 10 min

Total time 45 min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

250 g carrots, cut in pieces
250 g fennel bulbs, cut in pieces
140 g onions, quartered
20 g olive oil
20 g unsalted butter, diced
250 g white long grain rice
1 vegetable stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
or 1 heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
1 sprig fresh thyme
1150 g water
1 fresh bay leaf
or 1 dried bay leaf
600 g meagre fillets, skin on or skinless (see tip)
or sea bass fillets, skin on or skinless
4 pinches salt
4 pinches ground mixed peppercorns
or 4 pinches ground black pepper
1 tsp lemon juice, for serving

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 2145 kJ / 513 kcal
Protein: 37 g
Carbohydrates: 64 g
Fat: 12 g
Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
Fibre: 5.3 g
Sodium: 307 mg