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Harissa Fish On Red Pepper Couscous

Fish dishes are a great way to get dinner on the table in way under half an hour. This spicy, fruity recipe is the perfect example. You'll coat your basa fillets in warm, spicy harissa paste and serve them over a crunchy red pepper, sultana and coriander couscous. This is fish in a flash!

20 mins
382kcal
Moroccan
Harissa Fish On Red Pepper Couscous
4.0

Ingredients for 2 people

2 tbsp hot harissa paste
2 tbsp hot harissa paste
2 basa fillets
2 basa fillets
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
20g fresh coriander
20g fresh coriander
120g golden couscous
120g golden couscous
1 red pepper
1 red pepper
30g sultanas
30g sultanas

You'll also need

Olive oil, Pepper, Salt, Sugar (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 portion recipe.

1.

Boil half a kettle 

Add the couscous and sultanas to a large mixing bowl

Add 200ml [400ml] boiled water, cover and set aside 

Step 1
2.

Deseed the peppers (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and dice into small bite-size pieces

Step 2
3.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 1 tbsp [2 tbsp] olive oil over a high heat

Pat the fish dry and once the pan is hot, add the fish and cook for 2 min on both sides until starting to colour

Season each side with a pinch of salt (whilst in the pan)

Step 3
4.

Meanwhile, finely chop the coriander, including the stalks

Step 4
5.

Once the fish has coloured, reduce the heat to medium-low and spoon the harissa paste directly over the fish

Add the vinegar to the pan with a big pinch of sugar

Step 5
6.

Tilt the pan towards you and baste (spoon) the vinegar over the fish for 30 sec or until the sugar dissolves

Remove from the heat

Step 6
7.

Fluff the couscous with a fork and season generously with salt and pepper

Add the red pepper and coriander and mix through

Step 7
8.

Serve the spicy fish over the couscous

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
382kcal
Energy
4.5g
Fat
58g
Carbohydrate
3.3g
Fibre
27.1g
Protein
1.2g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (fish, gluten, sulphites).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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