Thai fried black bream with chu chee sauce

Thai fried black bream with chu chee sauce

foodism.co.uk

This fried black bream with a fragrant, coconut-based sauce inspired by the lesser known chu chee pla of Southern Thailand is a sure-fire winner.

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Cooking tools:

  • Mortar and pestle
  • Rolling pin
  • Mixing bowl
  • Blender
  • Saucepan
  • Skillet
  • Aluminum foil
  • Stove
  • Measuring spoon
  • Plate

Ingredients

  • 4 black bream fillets (I buy mine from Rockfish)
  • Fish sauce Salt Neutral oil (e.g. vegetable, sunflower, rapeseed)
  • Fresh coriander leaves, lime wedges and steamed rice, to serve
  • 2 tsp shrimp paste
  • 200ml coconut cream
  • 1tbsp palm sugar (or soft brown sugar)
  • Curry paste from scratch (see below) or 3 tbsp good quality red curry paste
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 bunch of coriander, leaves separated from stems
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 chilli, roughly chopped
  • 30g fresh turmeric, peeled
  • 30g fresh ginger, peeled
  • 30g fresh galangal, peeled (if you can’t find fresh, use 1tbsp of galangal paste)
  • 1 stick of lemongrass, bashed and cut into four
  • 14 lime leaves
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp salt

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