Thai Fried Pomfret
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5.0
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
93 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Thai Fried Pomfret
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If you don't have pomfret, use any flattened fish, like crappies, bluegills, porgies, butterfish, etc. This recipe would also work with small flounder.
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Ingredients
CHILE SAUCE
- juice of a lime
- 3 tablespoons sambal oelek, or other chile sauce
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 to 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
FISH
- 1 or 2 whole pomfret, or enough crappies or bluegills to feed four people
- salt
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup corn starch or potato starch
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Make the chile sauce by mixing all the ingredients together. Set aside at room temperature. This sauce can be made up to a few days ahead of time.
- Slice the fish in a cross-hatch pattern to expose the meat. Salt the fish well inside and out. Mix the starch and rice flour together then dust the fish with it, inside and out. Get about 1/2 inch of canola or vegetable oil hot in a very large pan.
- When the oil is hot, shake off any excess flour and fry the pomfret for about 5 minutes per side. One tip: If the tail overhangs the frying pan, break it off and fry it separately, then "reattach" it on the platter, covering the break point with sauce. No one will notice.
- Place the fish on a platter and drizzle with the sauce. Fresh cilantro is a nice garnish, as is mint.
Notes
- NOTE: You can use the oil a few times by straining it after it cools, then putting the oil in a glass jar and setting that in the fridge. Only use it for fish, though.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
93kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
980mg
(41%)
Potassium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 93 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 93kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 980mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5.0
12 reviews
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