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Ingredients
- 1 - 2 fresh long red chillies, trimmed, cut into halves and deseeded if preferred
- 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 2 stalks lemongrass, white part only, cut into pieces
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 makrut lime leaves, stalks removed and leaves torn into pieces
- 1 bunch fresh coriander, roots only, plus leaves reserved for garnishing
- 2 spring onions/shallots, trimmed and cut into thirds
- 60 g peanut oil
- 1 whole snapper (approx. 1000 g - see Tips)
- sea salt, to season (see Tips)
- ground black pepper, to season
- dried chilli threads, to garnish (optional - see Tips)
- 1 - 2 limes, cut into cheeks, to serve
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1713.6 kJ / 408 kcal
- Protein
- 52.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 4.4 g
- Fat
- 19.5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3.8 g
- Fibre
- 3.4 g
- Sodium
- 1147.1 mg
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