Fish Steaks with Chili Recipe
 Malaysian Recipes

Ingredients:

5
1/2
5
4 cloves
4 tbsp
450 g/ 1 lb



 

dried red chilies, cored and seeded
small red pepper, chopped
shallots, chopped
garlic, chopped
vegetable oil
fish steaks such as cod, monkfish, salmon, snapper
coriander sprigs, to garnish
rice and lime juice, to serve.

Method:

1. Put chilies in a blender. Pour 4 tbsp hot water and leave until softened. Add red pepper, shallots and garlic. Mix to a coarse paste.

2. In a frying pan (skillet) over medium heat, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add fish and fry until lightly browned on both sides and almost, but not quite, cooked through. Using a fish slice, transfer to paper towels to drain.

3. Add remaining oil to pan. Add chili paste and cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes until paste looks dryish. Stir in 2 tablespoons water. Lower heat, return fish to pan and baste with chili paste. Cook gently for 1-2 minutes, basting with paste. Garnish with coriander, and serve with rice and with plenty of lime juice squeezed over.

Serve 4