Thai Steamed Curried Fish Recipe (Hor Mok Pla)

Thai Steamed Curried Fish Recipe (Hor Mok Pla)

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Delicious Thai recipe for Haw Mok Pla - Fish Curry Steamed in Banana Leaf Cups. Temple of Thai recipes.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups unsweetened coconut cream (see directions below)
  • 4-6 Tbs. red curry paste (homemade curry paste or ready-made, we recommend Nittaya brand)
  • 1-2 Tbs. fish sauce (nahm bplah), as needed to taste (some brands of curry paste are already heavily salted)
  • 3-4 tsp. palm or coconut sugar, to taste
  • 1-lb. package of *frozen banana leaves (thawed)
  • 1 1/2 lbs. fillets of red snapper fish
  • 8-10 fresh kaffir lime leaves, cut into very fine slivers
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh Thai sweet basil leaves and flower buds (bai horapa)
  • 2-3 red serrano or jalapeno peppers, cut into fine inch-long slivers
  • 1 Tbs. rice flour
  • 2/3 cup coconut milk (use remaining lighter milk in the bottom of the cans)
  • 3 eggs, beaten

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