World Flavors Cookbook

Pla Rad Prik (Fried Fish with Chili Sauce)

Name: Pla Rad Prik (Fried Fish with Chili Sauce)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 1 whole sea bass or tilapia (500g), scored; Flour for dusting; Oil for deep frying; For sauce: 3 tbsp tamarind paste, 3 tbsp palm sugar, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 5 cloves garlic sliced, 3 red chilies sliced, 1 tbsp vegetable oil

A whole crispy deep-fried fish smothered in sweet, sour, and spicy tamarind-chili sauce with fragrant garlic.

Cuisine: Thailand

Ingredients

1 whole sea bass or tilapia (500g), scored
Flour for dusting
Oil for deep frying
For sauce: 3 tbsp tamarind paste, 3 tbsp palm sugar, 2 tbsp fish sauce, 5 cloves garlic sliced, 3 red chilies sliced, 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

Score fish deeply. Dust with flour. Deep fry at 180C until deeply golden, 8-10 minutes.
Make sauce: fry garlic and chilies in oil until golden.
Add tamarind, palm sugar, and fish sauce. Stir until thick and glossy.
Pour sauce over crispy fish. Serve with jasmine rice.