Fish in Chilli Paste Sauce / Chue Chee Pla
- 2 1/2 kg chopped fish ,or 3 whole fish ,or fish fillets
- 2 tbsp red chilli paste
- 700 ml coconut milk
- 2 tbsp sliced gingerroot
- 2 red pepper,sliced ,deseeded
- 1 bunch sweet basils
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp fishsauce
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil to fry chilli paste
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/3 tsp salt
- Sliced ginger root,red pepper,prepare fish
- On low heat,use large pot ,or pan enough to lay single layer of fish ,because we will not stir after add in fish ...add oil ..stir chilli paste until fragrance
- From 700 ml of coconut milk ,add little at the time ...after the oil get dry ,add coconut milk ( little ) to protect from burning ,stir
- Add more coconut milk,keep stiring
- Add more ..dont get bore to stiring S
- Add seasoning, palm sugar,fishsauce,sliced ginger root
- Add all coconut milk left ,let it simmer for a fews mins ,taste ...if you want more sweet and salty add sugar and salt ,then change to medium heat
- Lay single layer fish in the pan ,cover lid
- Approximately after 7 mins ,open lid and shake the pan to make sure its not stick or burn in the bottom ,and all fish is in the sauce ,cover and let it cook 5 more mins
- Add red pepper,basil ,heat off
- Serve this hot with steamed jasmine rice
fish, red chilli, coconut milk, gingerroot, red pepper, sweet basils, sugar, fishsauce, vegetable oil, sugar, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/363806-fish-in-chilli-paste-sauce-chue-chee-pla (may not work)