Friday, September 23, 2011

Fried Tuna in Savory Tangy Sauce

Thai food is so full of herbs and spices. Therefore, it is recognized as nutritional and should be added into the daily diet. The various herbs and spices contained in each Thai dish naturally enhances the unique taste of each one. Now famous Worldwide, Thai herbs and spices are available everywhere in both fresh and dried forms so making healthy Thai food at home is very easy.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of oil
Lemongrass chopped
Two 8 oz. tunas or trout fillets, cut into 2 inch lengths

Garnishes
1 shallots, thinly sliced
3 green onions, cut into 4 inch lengths
1/4 cup coriander
1 tomato sliced
1 cup Shredded lettuce
Spices:
3 gloves garlic
2 hot chilies
1/2 cup red onions, thinly sliced

Stock liquid:
1 tbs oyster sauce
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tbs lime juice
1 tbs sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt

Thickening solution:
1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water

Directions:
To prepare sauce:
Combine coarsely minced garlic and hot chilies together. In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Sauté' garlic and chilies until fragrant. Add red onions and stir for a few minutes. Add stock liquid. Bring to boil. Stir in the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce. Set aside.
In another pan, flavor the oil by adding the lemongrass stirred until fragrant over medium heat. Remove the lemongrass and add shallots. Fry shallots until golden brown. Remove and set the crispy shallots aside.
In the same pan, fry the fish and reduce to medium heat. Fry fish until golden. Remove and drain fish on paper towel to remove some excess oil. To serve, arrange shredded lettuce on the bottom of the plate and place the fried fish on top of the lettuce. Top with garnishes. Spoon the sauce over and serve with steamed rice.

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