Poached Flounder over a Bed of Onions Confits

I really wanted to eat Grouper yesterday, but all they had in the store was flounder. And I really was not inspired by that fish. Oh well… Originally I wanted to poach the grouper in a coconut broth with lime and basil, but I tried with the flounder, and the result was kind of blah.. After tweaking my sauce, this is what I came with and it is quite good I must say…

Ingredients for 2 : 2 tbsp of butter, 1 flounder filet, 1 small purple onion diced and chopped really thinly, 2 tbsp of lime zest, 2 tbsp of fresh basil chopped, 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1/4 tsp of curry, 1 cup of coconut milk, 1 tbsp of fresh grated ginger.

In a frying pan, melt the butter and saute the onions until they become golden and soft. Add the ginger, the lime zest, the basil, the soy sauce, the curry, and the coconut milk. Bring to boil, turn the temperature down and let the sauce simmer until the liquid has reduced in half. Dust both sides of the filet with salt and dry powder ginger. Lay the filet on top of the onion, and place a lid on the saucepan to poach the fish. Keep it cover for about 3 minutes. Turn the filet around and poach it the same way. Voila…