500g/1lb 2oz fish fillets (whiting, pollock, coley, etc)
half a jar of Thai fragrant paste by Sainsburys
½ red pepper, chopped
2 red chillies, chopped
2 tbsp coriander (optional)
pieces of fresh ginger, chopped
3 spring onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 stalk lemongrass, tender part only, chopped (if available but not easy to find really)
1 tbsp fish sauce (or Knorr stock product)
125ml/4fl oz coconut milk (do not add more)
1 whole egg
125g/4½oz green beans (optional)
2 cucumbers peeled, halved lengthways and de-seeded
35g/1¼oz caster sugar
50ml/2fl oz rice vinegar
2 hot chillies, finely diced
2 shallots, finely diced
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
40g/1½oz roasted peanuts, chopped
½ tbsp nam pla (fish sauce)
Przepis pochodzi ze strony BBC Food
Preparation methodCut the fish into small pieces. Place the pepper, chillies, coriander, ginger, spring onions, garlic, lemongrass (if available) and Sainsbury's thai fragrantpaste into a food processor and blend to a paste.
Add the fish pieces to the paste and blend well. Mix to a smooth paste adding coconut milk and egg.
Place the mixture in a bowl. Slice the beans finely into 3mm (1/8in) and stir into fish paste. Chill in refrigerator overnight or for at least two hours. If the paste is too watery, you can add bread curbs to make it dry otherwise it will not fry well. I tis key for the paste to be rather dry.
Half-fill a heavy-based frying pan with oil and heat over a medium to high heat. (CAUTION: Hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Shape the chilled paste into small patties with the help of a spoon (the bigger you make them, the harder it is to turn them on the pan).
Carefully lower the fish patties into the hot oil, in batches (the oil should reach halfway up the sides of the patties). Fry until crisp and brown, turning once during cooking.
Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Repeat the process with the remaining fish patties.
SALAD (optional)
For the salad, cut the cucumber in to 5mm (¼in) slices
Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and toss the cucumber slices in it. Fold in the chilli, shallot and coriander.
Sprinkle with the peanuts and fish sauce just before serving.