Thai style topping for pan fried fish

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Fried fish fillets,
5 Oriental mushrooms, julienne strips
2 tablespoons Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
2 teaspoons Sugar
½ cup Water
1 teaspoon Freshly ground white pepper
2 teaspoons Vegetable oil
2 teaspoons Minced garlic
2 teaspoons Minced fresh ginger
¼ pounds Ground pork
Fresh coriander sprigs for garnish

Directions

1> Soak the mushrooms in warm water for about 30 minutes, until they are soft. Discard the stems and cut them into julienne strips.

2> Mix the mushrooms with the fish sauce, sugar, water and pepper.

3> Heat the oil in a medium skillet and add the garlic and ginger.

Cook, stirring until lightly browned. Add the pork and cook, mashing and turning, until no pink remains. Add the mushroom mixture and heat through. Pour sauce over the fried fish and garnish with coriander sprigs. --> serves 4

Source - The Brooklyn Cookbook by Lyn Stallworth and Rod Kennedy, Jr.

Published by Knopf.

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