Vietnamese red snapper
Difficulty level: High
Requires assistance: Yes
Portions: 4
INGREDIENTS
- 1 beet
- 1 carrot
- 1 pumpkin
- 1 small red onion
- 1 small cabbage or red cabbage
- 1 mango
- 4 fresh red snapper fillets or any other fresh white fish, about 150g each
- 1/2 cup kimchivinaigrette
- 1/2 cup fish sauce
- 4 g fresh mint
- 4 g fresh basil
- 4 g coriander
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- ¾ cup vegetableoil
FOR THE FISH SAUCE:
- ½ cup fish sauce
- 500 g limes, seeds removed
- 50 g sugar
FOR KIMCHI VINAIGRETTE:
- 1 cup kimchi
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1½ tablespoons sesame oil
- ¾ tbsp rice vinegar
FOR THE BUTTERMILK:
- 1 cup milk
- 2 limes, seeds removed
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
METHOD
- Mix the milk with the lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Julienne the beet, carrot, pumpkin, red onion and red cabbage.Set aside.
- Peel and cut the mango into cubes and set aside.
- Mix the cornstarch and flour. Dip the fish fillet in the buttermilk and then in the flour mixture. Fry the floured-coated fish in vegetable oil.
FOR KIMCHI VINAIGRETTE:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whisk. Set aside.
FOR THE FISH SAUCE:
- Combine the fish sauce, sugar and lime juice in a bowl, whisk together and set aside.
Julienne: Type of cut usually used for vegetables to create long thin strips.
To serve
- Place the fried fish on a plate and baste it with a little fish sauce, Add the julienned vegetables on top and pour over a little kimchi vinaigrette and fish sauce.
- Garnish with mint leaves, basil, coriander and mango cubes.

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Vietnamese red snapper
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