Sweet and Tangy Chili Lime Baked Steelhead with Crema
Tasty, Southwest-style B.C. steelhead fillets, baked and served with rich crema. Serve the fish with rice and a steamed green vegetable, or with a side salad.
Recipe - Quality Foods
Sweet and Tangy Chili Lime Baked Steelhead with Crema
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time12 Minutes
Ingredients
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 1/2 tsp mayonnaise
1/4 tsp finely grated lime zest
1/2 tsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp honey
pinches ground cumin and salt
2 (6-oz./170-gram) steelhead fillets
1/4 tsp finely grated lime zest
2 tsp lime juice
2 tsp honey
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin
pinch ground cayenne pepper
lime slices and cilantro sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Make crema by combining its ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Set the steelhead fillets in the pan. Combine the zest, juice, honey, oil, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper for the steelhead in a small bowl. Spoon this mixture over the steelhead. Bake fish 12 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Set a piece of steelhead on each of 2 dinner plates. Drizzle with the pan juices. Serve fish with the crema, and garnish with limes slices and cilantro sprigs, if using.
20 minutes
Prep Time
12 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings
Directions
- Make crema by combining its ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Set the steelhead fillets in the pan. Combine the zest, juice, honey, oil, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper for the steelhead in a small bowl. Spoon this mixture over the steelhead. Bake fish 12 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Set a piece of steelhead on each of 2 dinner plates. Drizzle with the pan juices. Serve fish with the crema, and garnish with limes slices and cilantro sprigs, if using.
