Thai Style Gemfish With Beans And Mushrooms

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THAI STYLE GEMFISH WITH BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Stephen Ceideburg
1 1/2 lb Gemfish
4 oz Green beans
4 oz Button mushrooms
2 tb Fish sauce
1 tb Sugar
1 tb Flour
1 c Peanuts
3 Bird's eye chilis
Capsicum (bell pepper)
Spring onions
1 tb Lemon grass
4 Cloves garlic
2 ts Pepper
1 pn Salt

Cut 1 1/2 lb of gemfish into bite sized pieces. Top
tail and slice about 4 oz of green beans, and slice 4
oz of button mushrooms.

In a cup or small bowl, mix 2 T of fish sauce, one T
of sugar and 1 T of flour with a little water. For
garnishing have ready a cup of crushed peanuts, three
birdseye chillies chopped (these are the small
fiercely hot chillies), a handful of both fine strips
of capsicum and spring onions. Pound together or
process 1 T of lemon grass pieces, 4 cloves of garlic,
2 t of pepper and a pinch of salt.

In a wok or frypan heat some sesame oil and brown the
processed paste over medium heat for a few minutes.
Turn up the heat, add beans mushrooms and fish, and
stir fry gently for about 3 minutes. Add the fish
sauce mixture and stir for a minute or two until the
liquid thickens. Serve, sprinkled with above garnish
and plain rice.

From : Meryl Constance. Sydney Morning Herald. 15 th
September 1992.



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