Name: Hot and Sour Fish
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: a good handful of fresh basil leaves; 1 lb/450 g firm, white fish fillets; 2 fresh red chiles, deseeded and finely chopped; 8 oz/225 g okra, chopped into ½ inch/ 1 cm pieces; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 5 or 6 fresh curry leaves; 1 onion, peeled, finely sliced, and fried until crisp; 8 oz/225 g tomatoes, cut into fourths; 1 small can of pineapple chunks in juice; a few slices of white radish

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

The vegetables in this dish are steamed to keep their texture. It is a light, simple, and healthy dish that should appeal to everyone.

Ingredients

1 lb/450 g firm, white fish fillets
vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Method

Heat about 1 inch/2.5 cm of vegetable oil in a deep pan and fry the fish fillets and garlic in batches for 3-4 minutes. Do not overcrowd the pan. Drain and keep in a warm place.

Steam the okra, tom