Pla Pad Cha (Thai Fried Fish with Spicy Chile Sauce)

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 45 minutes
by FoodandWineRecipes

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves

2 to 3 fresh green Thai chiles stemmed

1 fresh red Thai chile stemmed, plus additional sliced chile for garnish

1 small Thai shallot roughly chopped (about 2 tablespoons) (see Note)

2 teaspoons white peppercorns

1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus more for frying (about 5 quarts)

12 ounces skin-on fish fillets (such as snapper tilapia, catfish), cut with the grain into 1/2-inch-thick slices

3 tablespoons oyster sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons Thai fish sauce (such as Lucky)

1 1/2 teaspoons white soy sauce (see Note)

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

5 makrut lime leaves (see Note)

1/4 cup loosely packed Thai basil leaves plus more for garnish

2 tablespoons drained brined green peppercorns (see Note)

2 tablespoons sliced fresh or thawed frozen fingerroot (see Note

Hot cooked long-grain white rice


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