Thai Style Steamed Fish  

Posted by: Julia in

Ingredients :

(A)
  • 1 medium-sized garoupa or tilapia
  • 1 stalk lemon grass, smashed
  • 4–5 bird’s eye chillies (chilli padi), smashed
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
  • 2 pieces dried tamarind skin (asam keping)
  • 2 tbsp lime juice

(B) Sauce :

  • 1 tsp sugar or to taste
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock granules or water

(C) Garnishing :

  • Some Chinese parsley leaves
  • Some chilli curls and spring onions

Directions :

  1. Scale and clean fish well. Make 2 slanting cuts on both sides of the fish.
  2. Steam fish on high heat for about 10–12 minutes. Discard excess liquid from the plate.
  3. Heat oil in a wok and fry ingredients (A) until fragrant. Add in sauce ingredients (B). Cook for 2–3 minutes then pour the sauce over the fish. Garnish before serving.

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