serves
4
prep
10 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Red Hot Summer
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Ingredients
- 250 g dried rice vermicelli
- 500 g piece skinless barramundi fillets
- 1 long red chilli, seeded and roughly chopped
- 3 coriander plants, roots and stems finely chopped, leaves reserved
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp shrimp paste (belachan)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 lemongrass stalks, pale ends only, bruised
- 400 ml coconut cream
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
- lime wedges, to serve
- 2 small bird's eye chillies, sliced, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over the rice vermicelli, allow to stand for 1 minute, then drain.
- Place 750 ml (3 cups) water in a deep frying pan and bring to a simmer. Add the barramundi, reduce the heat to low and poach for 5 minutes, then remove the fish and flake with a fork, reserving the poaching water.
- Place the chilli, coriander roots and stems, garlic, shrimp paste and turmeric in a mortar and pestle and pound into a coarse paste.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the paste and lemongrass for 1 minute or until very fragrant. Pour the poaching water over the paste and bring it to a simmer. Add the coconut cream, sugar, fish sauce and tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the flaked fish, then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
- Place the noodles in a serving bowl and ladle over the soup. Serve with the reserved coriander leaves, lime wedges and a little chilli if you like.
Photography by Kitti Gould.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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