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Cambodian fish curry in a coconut

Posted on Mar 8th, 2014
by Brian Kennett
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Cambodian fish curry in a coconut

Cambodian fish curry in a coconut

This recipe is really nice and presents itself so well, as I think you’ll agree from the picture. A little painful to make though, yep a tad fiddly and some ingredients may be a little tough to find if not in Asia, but give it a shot. It is seriously dressed to impress and tastes absolutely and seriously sublime. Not dissimilar from my Fish Amok curry I learnt in Cambodia (remember that?) this is my Cambodian fish curry in a coconut.

Cambodian fish curry in a coconut
You beauty – how could you not want to eat this???

I’ll do my usual and try to make it as easy as possible to follow, by breaking it in to sections to create the outcome of Cambodian fish curry in a coconut;

Step I – The marinade

  • 1 cup of coconut milk – pour it in to a large bowl;
  • 3 firm white fish fillets sliced in to bite sized pieces, place in the bowl with the coconut milk; and
  • 1 or 2 big octopus legs, sliced in to thin pieces – if you have a meat tenderiser hammer give the pieces a quick bash and also place in the bowl.

Step II – The curry paste – you can do this with pestle and mortar (traditional) or blitz it all in blender

  • 4 stalks of lemon grass, peel off a layer or two, top and tail and slice finely;
  • 5 garlic cloves peeled and finely chop;
  • 2 inches of young ginger, peeled and cut to small pieces;
  • 1 inch of galangal peeled and cut to small pieces;
  • 2 tablespoons of Turmeric;
  • 2 chili padi finely sliced;
  • 1 red onion finely chopped;
  • 1 tablespoon of palm sugar, or brown sugar;
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce; and
  • A good pinch of sea salt and white pepper.

Blitz all of this in the blender until it turns to a smooth paste and stir that in to the coconut marinade. Stir it through and beat 3 eggs in to the mixture.

Step III – the coconuts

  • 5 young Thai coconuts, remove the lids and pour the milk in to a jug – a very refreshing drink on the side as you are cooking.

Now comes plating time for Cambodian fish curry in a coconut. Spoon in the curry mixture in each coconut, up to about half an inch from the top of the coconut. Make sure all have equal portions of the fish and the octopus. You clearly don’t want any dinner time arguments.

Now you need take a big bamboo steamer, place it in a wok, and pour a load of water in. You don’t want the water above the ‘grills’ of the steamer though. Steaming is required, not bathing. Place the coconuts on the steamer and then take a big roll off silver foil and make a tent above the coconuts for the steam to circulate as the water starts to boil.

Bash on the heat and once it starts to boil let it go for about 30-40 minutes, until the fish is cooked and the liquid starts to set a bit because of the eggs. You can always let it go for another 10 minutes if needs be. Out they come – nearly finished now for your Cambodian fish curry in a coconut.

Step IV – Plating

  • Place the coconuts on a serving platter; and
  • Take a small rounded bowl and pack it with plain cooked white rice, like building sand castles, quickly turn it on to the platter and remove slowly – hey presto a little white rice sand castle.

Finish off the coconuts with;

  • A little drizzle of coconut cream;
  • Some finely sliced Kaffir lime leaves; and
  • Some finely sliced Jalapeño peppers.

Looks all sort of restaurant like. Tastes the same too. Pretty impressed with this one folks – hope you are too. Here it is – Cambodian fish curry in a coconut. If like me you are not a lover of fish or octopus, simply replace the fish with Minced Pork or Minced Beef – in fact I did do this when I made this dish. I made one Cambodian fish curry in a coconut with beef and four with the fish and octopus. Just apportion some of the marinade and curry mix in to two separate bowls. Hey presto. Enjoy!!!

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Brian Kennett

Father of 3. All my kids are mixed, with English-Japanese, and English-Filipino - a recipe in the making there. I have been cooking since a small lad, as guided by my Nan and my Mum - gradually that morphed through exposure to Thai cooking from a lovely lady called Da in Margate. I used to hang out in her restaurant and watch the techniques. So the 1+1= greater than 2 occurred - Mum/Nan/Da - off I went in to the world of Asian cuisine. Moving to Asia in early 2000's clearly has brought that on somewhat - we travel continually, and eat locally and therefore have exposure to more and more new things. I have lived my dream and written a cook book whilst here, an amazing experience and all for a good cause too as I raised a lot of money for charity. My blog is now hopefully turning in to book number 2. Watch this space. I hope you enjoy my passion.

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