Mom's Spicy Fish

As the name suggested, this is my mother's own creation. My mother is a great cook i got inspired by her cooking. She loves to try new recepis at home and i love to dig in into each and every she dish out from our family kitchen. Nothing beats mother's cooking and i'm sure we all have our own 5 star rated chefs at home. I was right beside my mom when she preparing her spicy fish and jotted down every single ingredients and methods even to the point of timing she's adding the salt yet, i couldn't create the same taste i tasted in my mom's kitchen.That is the magical touch every mothers has. Only MOTHERS create the best dishes in the WORLD



Ingredients

2 any white flesh fish(scorch)
4 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp granulated white sugar
4 cm galangal (roughly chopped)
2 red onion (chopped)
8-10 bird eye chilly/red chily
5 cloves of garlic(chopped)
3 stalks lemongrass(chopped)
1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1 cup coconut milk
3 kafir lime leaves(crushed)
4 tbsp wheat flour
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 or 2 lemon wedges
Oil for frying
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves/kafir lime leaves for garnishing


Methods

Marinate fish with flour,turmeric powder and pinch of salt. Deep fry until crispy. Drain the oil and keep aside

In a blender, blend together onion,garlic,bird eye chilly,lemongrass, lemon juice and galangal with little water. Blend to form a smooth paste.

In a pan, heat oil and fry the blended paste in a medium heat for 7-9 minutes. Add coconut milk, sugar,kafir lime leaves and fish sauce. Stir and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and remove from heat

Pour the sauce over the fried fish and garnish with coriander leaves/kafir lime leaves and lemon wedges


Notes

Be cautious when you are adding salt to the sauce as fish sauce known for its saltiness. If your bottled fish sauce tends to be salty skip adding extra salt in your sauce