One pot dish with flavours of Thailand. Light, refreshing and absolutely packed with flavour. Dont hold back on the chillis either!
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Ingredients
- 4 150g boneless skinless cod fillet
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
- 4 spring onions sliced, white and green parts separated
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 4 cm ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 2 Red chilli finely sliced, seeds removed if you want it less hot
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 400 ml fish or chicken stock
- 1 tbsp palm or soft light sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- kaffir lime leaves bruised
- 2 lemongrass stalks halved and bashed
- 28 g pack of coriander stems finely sliced, 1/2 leaves separated
- 200 g spring greens roughly chopped including stalks
- squeeze lime to finish
Equipment
- Spider strainer (or slotted spoon)
Instructions
- Warm 4 bowls
- Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid over a medium heat. When hot, add the white parts of the spring onion, chilli, garlic and ginger and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, stock, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, kaffir lime leaves lemongrass and coriander stalks and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season the cod on both sides with some salt and slide the cod into the broth. It doesn't matter if it isn't completely submerged.
- Cover and reduce the heat to it's lowest setting and cook for 4-5 minutes depending on the thickness of your fish.
- Gently remove the fish to a plate and put somewhere warm. Remove the lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves from the broth.
- Increase the heat to medium, tip in the spring greens and cook for 2 minutes. Taste the broth and a little squeeze of lime if it needs more sourness.
- Spread out the 4 bowls and, using the spider strainer or slotted spoon, fish out the greens from the broth and share them in the bottom of the bowls.
- Top with fish and ladle the remaining broth all over.
- Finish with a sprinkle of green parts of spring onions and coriander and a squee
- Serve with steamed rice
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 9gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 1755mgPotassium: 633mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2857IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 5mg
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