Deep Fried Fish With Three Flavored Sauce Food

THAI THREE-FLAVOURED FISH | MARION'S KITCHEN

Steps:

• Step 1.Use a mortar and pestle to pound the garlic, chillies and ½ teaspoon of salt to a rough paste. Transfer to a bowl and set aside for later.
• Step 2.Fill a saucepan or wok to about 1/3 capacity with vegetable oil. Heat over high heat. The oil is hot (325°F or 165°C) when a wooden spoon dipped into the oil forms small little bubbles.
• Step 3.Season the salmon with salt and coat in the flour. Then cook in the hot oil for 2-3 minutes or until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towel.
• Step 4.Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a clean wok or large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic chilli paste and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Then add the tamarind, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce has turned translucent and shiny. Now add in the crispy salmon and the spring onion. Toss until well combined. Transfer to a plate and serve.

DEEP-FRIED FISH WITH THREE-FLAVORED SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tamarind in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup water. Let stand for 10 minutes. Knead tamarind in water to soften. Pass through a small sieve, discarding solids. Measure 1/4 cup liquid; set aside.
• Add to a mortar, one at a time, the cilantro root, salt, chopped fresh chiles, garlic, and shallots, pounding each ingredient with a pestle until smooth before adding the next ingredient.
• In a small saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the cilantro paste mixture, and fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in palm sugar and remaining 1/4 cup water; simmer until thick. Add reserved tamarind water and 1/4 cup fish sauce, and continue to simmer until reduced and slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Meanwhile, place the fish in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons fish sauce. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat 4 inches oil in a large wok over medium-high heat Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. Add whole dried chiles, and fry until crisp, about 30 seconds. Drain on prepared baking sheet; set aside. Add basil leaves and fry until crisp, about 15 seconds. Drain on prepared baking sheet; set aside.
• Carefully add fish to hot oil. Fry until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined baking sheet, let drain. Transfer to a serving platter. Coat the fish with the reserved sauce. Crush the fried chiles over the fish, and garnish with basil leaves. Serve immediately.

DEEP FRIED FISH

Steps:

• Half-fill a deep pan with melted fat or oil. Heat until a faint haze rises from it (or until a bread cube sinks to the bottom of the pan, rises to the top immediately and turns golden in 50 seconds).
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
• Beat to a smooth batter, unbeaten egg, butter and milk. Then add the flour and salt mixture.
• Coat 2 pieces of fish with batter.
• Lift into the pan with a fork or kitchen tongs.
• Fry until crisp and golden, allowing about 6-8 minutes for large pieces and 4-5 minutes for medium.
• Remove from the pan and drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• Repeat with the remaining fish.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.