Smoked mackerel croquettes with chilli jam Archive

Ingredients

• 75g/3oz caster sugar
• 2 red chillies, roughly chopped
• 3 plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 8 lime leaves
• 2 lemongrass stems, tough outer leaves removed, finely chopped
• 25g/1oz roughly chopped fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, left whole
• 2 small shallots, roughly chopped
• 4 tbsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
• 40ml/1½fl oz sesame oil
• 50ml/2fl oz dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp clear honey
• 3 limes, juice and zest
• 110g/4oz crème fraîche
• 110g/4oz smoked mackerel, skinned, boned and flaked into small pieces
• 110g/4oz mashed potato
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• 1 tsp medium curry powder
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lime, juice only
• 75g/3oz plain flour
• 2 free-range eggs, beaten
• 90g/3½oz Panko breadcrumbs
• vegetable oil, for deep frying