| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 ounces fish sauce
- 6 ounces water
- 1 tablespoons chile garlic sauce
- 2 limes, juiced
- 2 ounces sugar
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of water
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallion
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 whole red snapper (about 1 1/2 pounds), scaled, eviscerated, and fins removed
- Salt and pepper
- Flour
- Serving suggestion: Steamed rice
Instructions
- Mix the fish sauce, water, chile garlic sauce, the lime juice, and sugar together in a small pan and bring to a boil.
- Fill a large heavy saute pan with 1-inch of oil and heat for 5 minutes until hot, but not smoking.
- Make 2 diagonal cuts on each side of the fish for ease of cooking. Salt, pepper, and flour both sides of the fish. Fish should be dry, as to not splatter oil when frying. Lower fish into oil, the oil should bubble vigorously. Cook 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Check cuts on fish for doneness.
- When fish is almost cooked, heat up sauce and stir in cornstarch mixture while sauce is boiling. Sauce should be slightly thick, but not lumpy. Remove fish from oil and slightly dry with paper towels. Add scallions to the sauce and pour over fish to cover. Serve with steamed rice.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 2 servings |
| Calories | 1482 |
| Total Fat | 96 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 79 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 31 g |
| Protein | 77 g |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg |
| Sodium | 3565 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 2 servings |
| Calories | 1482 |
| Total Fat | 96 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 79 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 31 g |
| Protein | 77 g |
| Cholesterol | 126 mg |
| Sodium | 3565 mg |
Reviews
Easy recipe. Fantastic results.
Sauce was… foul. I used fresh limes and a juicer so that may have contributed and I think this was my first experience with fish sauce. The fish itself was fine. Not sure I want to try to tweak this one. I think I’ll move onto another recipe.
Really easy to make and great flavors!
I have been trying to find a good Thai recipe and this seemed easy enough. I was disappointed with the end result of this recipe. It simply did not taste good. I will not be making this again.