Sake-Soy Fish with Pineapple

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 cup sushi rice
• 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon broth (chicken or vegetable) or water
• 1/2 to 3/4 pound fish (halibut
• monkfish
• orange roughy
• or any other ocean fish)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sake
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek or garlic-chili paste
• 2 scallions
• white and green parts
• sliced into thin rings
• 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• cored
• seeded
• and diced
• 1/2 orange bell pepper
• cored
• seeded
• and diced
• 2 cups frozen green peas

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450F.
2. Wipe the inside and lid of a cast-iron Dutch oven with sesame oil.
3. Rinse the rice in a strainer under cold water until the water runs clear.
4. Tip the rice into the pot, add the liquid, and stir to make an even layer.
5. Add the fish.
6. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sake, sugar, and sambal oelek.
7. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
8. Spread over the fish.
9. Sprinkle with scallions and cover with the pineapple.
10. Follow with the bell peppers and then the peas.
11. Cover and bake for 45 minutes, or until 3 minutes after the aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven.
12. Serve immediately.
13. Calories: 701
14. Protein: 30g
15. Carbohydrates: 116g
16. Fat: 8g
17. Cholesterol: 18mg
18. Sodium: 1232mg
19. Fiber: 16g