Fresh Fish in Coconut Cream

Ingredients

 * 3 cups coconut cream
 * 1 lb onions, thinly sliced
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ½ tsp black pepper
 * 1 tsp crushed red pepper or few drops Tabasco
 * 4 oz butter
 * 4 x 1 lb whole fresh fish (trout, sea bass, pike, etc.), cleaned, with heads removed
 * salt and pepper
 * coconut milk

Directions

 * 1) Prepare 3 cups coconut cream.
 * 2) In a 12-inch skillet (electric if possible):.
 * 3) Sauté  onions, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper or few drops Tabasco in butter until soft but not brown.
 * 4) Cut in halves the fish
 * 5) Season with salt and pepper.
 * 6) Saute fish in the butter mixture for 1 minute on each side.
 * 7) Pour the coconut milk over the fish.
 * 8) Cover tightly and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
 * 9) Remove cover and baste constantly until fish is done and sauce has thickened to a cream consistency (about 10 minutes).
 * 10) Lay fish out on a platter with a spatula and pour the sauce over it.
 * 11) Serve with foo-foo.