Branzino Cooked in Banana Leaves

I rated this 5* despite that the spicy heat is too hot and overwhelms the beautifully prepared fish. The addition of rice or pasta would work well with the very tasty spinach to calm things down into the pleasant range. For instance, I added a single serving container of Panera mac and cheese and it was perfect. The sauce is mild and mostly bechamel with a hint of mild white cheese and the shells added a filling element that was needed as well as soaking up the mixture of sauces so the fish could shine through.

MARLA · 12/22/22

Absolutely delicious! Had to go back with spoon to scoop up the sauce and scrape the sides of the container!

CLAUDIA · 12/19/22

Rich and delicious. Added some rice and made two meals.

Katie · 12/09/22

Delicious, rich & indulgent

MT · 11/28/22

Excellent sea bass. Sauce too spicy.

JAMES · 11/23/22

I could eat this every day, though I would prefer a smaller portion.

MT · 10/30/22

Tender, moist, spiced hotter than I lke but it was so delicious I didn't care. Portion size just right. Wilted spinach was an excellent cooling foil to the malabar sauce. Couldn't ask for better!

MARLA · 10/30/22

i LOVE that it wasnt too spucy !

Jinnah · 10/27/22

the malabar sauce was delicious, i could have used more spinach.

Brigette · 03/24/23

It would be nice to have some healthy side with it, like brown rice, mashed plantains, etc.

Alexander · 02/06/23

Good meal, but improvements could be made. The sauce is great, but there’s WAY too much. I’d prefer less sauce (and better nutrition stats) or to get it on the side. Also needs more veggies or rice.

Julissa · 01/21/23

The sauce was AMAZING....and there was a lot of it, so much so that I was able to steam some extra veggies and add to the sauce. As I've found with the meals I've eaten so far, they were delicious but the portions are just too small and I think more veggies can compensate without huge additional cost or calories.

Patrice · 01/12/23

remove skin it just is soggy and needs rice

Michelle · 12/10/22

It was a bit spicy with the curry, but otherwise tasty.

Stan · 12/07/22

Really good. Needs something else to carry the richness of the fish. I added about a half cup of clear noodles and mixed the sauce in them then topped the noodles with the spinach and fish. It was lovely

Sarah · 11/13/22

heat but no flavor between spinach and sauce. fish was superb

Melanie · 11/06/22

Does no one proofread the instructions? The sauce needs to be removed before heating? Poured on the fish? Is that salad, and if not, do I heat it? C'mon! Another peeve is the ingredients. Why the heck does it contain steevia? Yuck! And shelf life is yet another can of worms. I get my meals for the work week, yet they arrive late Friday (so 3 days down the drain), and the best before date is +2 for 5 meals and +3 for the 6th. WTF?

Alexander · 03/19/24

Certainly, a very unique and tasty sauce. And I’m not a big Banana fan. Obviously, Sea bass is an expensive fish so it was a pretty small piece. With Spinach being the only vegetable in here it honestly felt like it was mostly sauce. For the extra $$ it costs I’d rather just order some of my other larger portioned favorites or try something new. This would be a great dish with a larger, more inexpensive kind of fish with some more veggies to add a bit more consistency and heartiness to the dish. Again, the sauce was very flavorful and unique so hats off on that one.

Andrew · 02/05/23

Way too spicy. I have had curries without intolerable heat.

Linda · 12/21/22