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Turmeric fish with nam pla prik

Mai Busayarat

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Turmeric fish with nam pla prik
Turmeric fish with nam pla prikJennifer Soo

Mai Busayarat can be found at the restaurant Rambutan, where she offers polished Thai food on a scuffed stretch of Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

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Ingredients

  • 1 knob fresh turmeric

  • 5 cloves garlic

  • 1 tbsp black pepper

  • 4-5 coriander roots, washed and scraped

  • 2 tbsp sea salt

  • 1 whole barramundi (about 400g), cleaned and scaled

  • 500mL vegetable oil

Nam pla prik dressing

  • 4 tbsp fish sauce

  • 2 tbsp lime juice

  • 2 eschalots, finely sliced

  • 3 small red chillies, finely chopped

Method

  1. Combine turmeric, garlic, pepper, coriander roots and salt in a mortar and pestle and pound to a paste.

    Spread over both sides of the barramundi and rest for 10 minutes.

    Heat enough oil in a wok to cover fish and cook over medium heat until skin is crisp and barramundi is cooked on both sides.

    Combine dressing ingredients.

    Serve fish with nam pla prik dressing.

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