Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 300g palm sugar
  • Zest and juice of 2 limes
  • 2 kaffir limes leaves, very finely sliced
  • 2cm piece ginger, cut into very thin strips
  • 1 large red chilli, seeds removed, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 4 x 180g skinless ocean trout fillets, pin-boned
  • Baby Asian salad leaves, to serve
  • 2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut, dry-roasted
  • 4 cups cooked jasmine rice

Instruction

  • Place palm sugar and 150ml water in a saucepan and stir for 1-2 minutes over low heat to dissolve sugar. Increase heat to medium and cook for 5-6 minutes until mixture begins to caramelise. Add rind and juice, kaffir lime, ginger, chilli and fish sauce and cook for a further minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Heat oil in a large non-stick frypan, add fish and cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook other side for 1-2 minutes, then add sauce and cook for a further minute, basting fish with sauce.
  • Meanwhile, cook rice to packet instructions. Combine chilli with 1 tablespoon boiling water and set aside for 5 minutes. Stir in rind, juice and coconut, then stir through the hot rice.
  • Place coconut rice on plates, top with fish and sauce. Serve with salad leaves.