From clevermick@fellwalk.co.uk Thu Jan 31 13:36:33 2002 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:10:34 +0000 From: The Reids Newsgroups: uk.food+drink.misc, uk.food+drink.indian Subject: a fish curry This fish curry worked well, as i had typed it up for my database, I might as well share it with you lot, arnt you lucky? its not indian, more thai, I think? (for two) One tilapia each in a pot:- fillet the tilapia and make stock from frames/heads meanwhile:- in a big frying pan or a wok:- Fry a handful of shallots in groundnut or sunflower oil add chopped stick lemon grass, tough bits removed add chopped garlic, shrimp paste (belachan) teaspoon of thai basil teaspoon green thai curry paste a little cumin teaspoon chopped coriander leaves black pepper galangel or ginger, chopped chilli to taste add a little fish sauce and a small carton of coconut milk and the stock thats now ready reduce to a thickish sauce consistency throw in a couple of roughly chopped bok choy stems and the fish after a couple of minutes add the bok choy leaves cook for about 5 minutes serve with jasmin rice and a sprinkling of coriander laves evolved from a recipe in "home cooking" Wittington and a meal in the indian fish restaurant in Charlotte St "Rasa Samundra" I think i'll call it "tilapia curry"! -- Mike Reid Photos and description of recent trip to the strange "Las Bardenas" area of Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/page67.htm"