Thai · Dinner
Grilled Fish with Spicy Herb Sauce
Grilled white fish fillet charred over open flame until the skin blisters, finished with a pounded relish of fresh chili, garlic, cilantro, lime juice and fish sauce. Served over jasmine rice with cucumber and scallion alongside.
$7
15 minsPrep
12 minsCook
27 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
365Calories
40gProtein
12.8gFat
22.5gCarbs
3.1gSugar
1.6gFiber
1308mgSodium
95mgChol
2.2gSat Fat
620mgPotassium
75mgCalcium
1.8mgIron
2.8mcgVitamin B12
28mgVitamin C
gluten-free
protein-rich
low-calorie
spice-route
thirty-min-meals
hidden-gems
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Pat the white fish fillet dry with paper towel, rub with salt and brush lightly with vegetable oil on both sides.
2
Bloom
Pound the fresh chili and garlic together in a mortar until a coarse paste forms, then stir in cilantro, lime juice, fish sauce and sugar until glossy.
3
Grill
Place the fish on a hot grill over medium-high heat and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side until the skin chars and the flesh turns opaque and flakes easily.
4
Plate
Set the grilled fish over the jasmine rice, spoon the herb sauce across the top, and scatter cucumber, scallion alongside.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g white fish fillet
- 44 fresh chili
- 6 cloves6 cloves garlic
- 13g7 1/4 tbsp cilantro
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp2 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1.9 oz54g jasmine rice cooked
- 4 oz114g cucumber
- 22 scallion
- a pinch of salt
