Baked Caribbean-Style Cod Curry With Rice

Before you begin...

This recipe takes around 5-10 min to prep, so get your casserole dish and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg

Note: Make sure your dish is oven-proof and safe to use on the hob. Don't have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Boil a kettle

Peel and chop your brown onion[s] into wedges

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and chop roughly

Slice your red chilli[es] finely

Heat a large, wide-based hob-safe oven-proof casserole dish with a matching lid, with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Add the chopped pepper and onion wedges to the dish with half the sliced chilli (can't handle the heat? Go easy!)

Add your curry powder and dried thyme with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] flour and cook for 1 min or until fragrant

Chop your creamed coconut roughly (if required!)

Once fragrant, add the chopped creamed coconut and ginger & garlic paste with 300ml [350ml] [510ml] boiled water, your vegetable stock mix and bay leaf[ves]

Give everything a good mix up and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, put the dish in the oven for 20 min, uncovered, or until the pepper is tender – this is your curry

Reboil the kettle

Add your white long grain rice and a generous pinch of salt to an oven-proof dish with 300ml [390ml] [600ml] boiled water

Cover tightly with tin foil and put the dish in the oven for 30 min or until all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked – this is your baked rice

Use this time to clear up, set the table, have a cup of tea or simply chill!

Chop your cod fillet[s] into bite-sized pieces

Once the pepper is tender, remove the dish from the oven and top with the chopped cod and a pinch of salt and pepper

Return the dish to the oven, covered, and cook for 4-5 min or until cooked through – this is your baked Caribbean-style cod curry

Tip: Your fish is cooked once it turns opaque and flakes easily!