Fish Steak With Chili Recipes

Ingredients :

5

1/2

5

4

4 tablespoons

450 g

dried red chilies, cored and seeded

small red pepper, chopped

shallots, chopped

cloves garlic, chopped

vegetable oil

fish steaks, such as cod, monkfish, salmon, snapper

coriander sprigs, to garnish

rice and lime juice, to serve

1. Put chili in a blender.
2. Pour 4 tablespoons hot water over and leave until softened.
3. Add red pepper, shallots and garlic.
4. Mix to a coarse paste.
5. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
6. Add fish and fry until lightly browned on both sides and almost, but not quite, cooked through.
7. Using a fish slice, transfer to absorbent kitchen paper to drain.
8. Add remaining oil to pan.
9. Add chili paste and cook over medium high heat for about 3 minutes until paste looks dry.
10. Stir in 2 tablespoons water.
11. Lower heat, return fish to pan and baste with chili paste.
12. Cook gently for 1-2 minutes, basting with paste.
13. Garnish with coriander and serve with rice and with plenty of lime juice squeezed over.

Serves 3-4

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