How to Make Lao Sousi Pa - Fish with Coconut Cream Cooking Asian Recipe Cuisine

Laos Sousi Pa (Fish with Coconut Cream)

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 4 Servings

1 lb fish fillets

2 large dried chilies

5 cloves garlic

3 tender lemon leaves

1 slice fresh galangal (around 2 tsp worth)

2 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced

1 cup thick coconut milk

3 cups thin coconut milk

1 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp chopped roasted peanuts

springs of fresh basil

5 or 6 small dried chilies

oil for frying


Directions:

Wash fillets and cut into serving pieces. Remove stalks and seeds from large dried chilies and soak in hot water for 10 minutes. With mortar and pestle, pound the chilies, garlic, lemon leaves, galangal, lemongrass to a paste.

Heat the thick coconut milk in a saucepan until you see the oil coating on top. This takes about 10 - 15 minutes on low heat.

Add pounded mixture and fry until cooked, stirring constantly. Add pieces of fish and turn them in the mixture, then add thin coconut milk and fish and simmer for 10 minutes. Add peanuts just before end of cooking.


Serve garnished with basil and small whole dried chilies that have been fried for a few seconds in hot oil.


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Enjoy..

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