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Thai Fried Pomfret

If you don't have pomfret, use any flattened fish, like crappies, bluegills, porgies, butterfish, etc. This recipe would also work with small flounder.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 93 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian , Thai

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

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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

% 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.