If you love exotic food, then the orange marinated fish and rice recipe is one you are definitely going to want to try out for yourself. You will need quite a few ingredients to prepare this recipe but it will definitely be worth it, especially when you take the nutritional value into consideration here.

Green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, long grain rice, onion - this recipe is full of fresh and nutritious vegetables and delicious spices as well such as cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper.

Ingredients (Serves 4)

• 450 g firm white fish fillets (such as cod or monkfish), skinned and cut into 2.5cm cubes
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 150 ml unsweetened orange juice
• 1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium red pepper, deseeded and sliced into rings
• 1 medium green pepper, deseeded and sliced into rings
• 1 medium yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced into rings
• 1.2 liters fish stock
• 350 g long grain rice
• salt and pepper
• crusty bread to serve
• fresh oregano leaves and lime wedges to garnish

1. Place the cubes of fish in a bowl and add the cumin, oregano, salt and pepper, lime juice, orange juice and sugar. Mix well, cover and leave to chill for 2 hours.
2. Place the garlic, onion and peppers in a large pan. Pour over the stock and stir in the rice. Bring to the boil, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Gently add the fish and the marinade juices to the pan. Bring back to the boil and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally but taking care not to break up the fish, for 10 minutes until the fish is cooked and the rice is just tender.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste and transfer to a warm serving plate. Garnish with fresh oregano and lime wedges and serve with crusty bread.

“If you prefer, you can also use rum in the marinade instead of the orange juice”.

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