Haddock fish cakes with dipping sauce (2)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Shallots; chopped
2Crushed cloves garlic
2smallsRed chillies; seeded & chopped
Handful coriander leaves; chopped
6largesLime leaves; shredded
1poundsHaddock; skinned and chopped
1tablespoonFish sauce
A little flour
Groundnut oil for frying
6tablespoonsRice vinegar
4tablespoonsSugar
1tablespoonDark soy sauce
2smallsRed chillies; seeded & chopped
1tablespoonCoriander leaves; finely chopped
A lime ; juice of

Directions

DIPPING SAUCE

1.Put the shallot, garlic, chillies and coriander leaves in a food processor and whizz them to a coarse paste.Add the shredded lime leaves and fish sauce and mix well.Tip into a bowl.

2.Put the fish in the food processor and whizz to a rough paste. Add this to the spice paste and mix together. Shape into eight round patties with the aid of a little flour to stop them sticking to your hands. Set aside for half an hour.

3.To make the dipping sauce heat the vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is becoming syrupy. Stir in the soy sauce and leave to cool. Add the chillies,coriander leaves and lime juice.

4.heat the oil in a shallow pan. When hot fry the cakes, a few at a time for about 4-5minutes on each side until golden.Serve hot with the dipping sauce.

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <<molony@...> on Feb 19, 1998