Thai Fish Cakes With Kaffir Lime

Recipe Ingredients

5		Dried red chilies - halved and seeded
1		Shallot - finely sliced
2		Garlic cloves - roughly chopped
2		Coriander roots - chopped
1 teaspoon	5ml	Galangal - finely chopped
6		Kaffir lime leaves - finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fish sauce
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Thai green beans - sliced very fine
		Vegetable oil for deep frying

Recipe Instructions

In a mortar, pound the chiles, shallot, garlic, coriander roots, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and salt to form a paste.

Place the paste in a mixing bowl and, using fingers, thoroughly blend with the fish. Or blend in a food processor.

Add the fish sauce and the green beans and knead together.

Shape into small flat cakes about 5 cm across and about 1.25 cm thick.

Heat a pan of oil for deep frying to 400F. Deep fry the cakes until golden brown on both sides. The frying time should be between 2 and 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Serve with a relish or dip.

Source:
"The Frugal Gourmet on our Immigrant Ancestors" by Jeff Smit

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