Thai Green Curry Fish Cakes with Coconut Jasmine Rice

Thai Green Curry Fish Cakes with Coconut Jasmine Rice

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Gourmet (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 14, 2016.

The tasty Asian dressing adds a punch of flavour.


Ingredients

COCONUT JASMINE RICE

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • ¾ cup coconut milk
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

THAI GREEN FISH CAKES

  • 300g fish fillets
  • 1½ teaspoons Thai green curry paste
  • 1 kaffir lime leaf, tough central stem removed and thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 40g green beans, ends trimmed and very thinly sliced

GREENS

  • 110g green beans
  • 150g mung bean sprouts
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped coriander leaves and stalks

DRESSING

  • ¼–½ red chilli, finely sliced (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon fish sauce

TO SERVE

  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves

Steps

  1. Combine all coconut rice ingredients in a pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, stir and cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 10 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. Pat fish dry with paper towels and remove any remaining scales or bones. Finely dice fish until it resembles a fine mince. Place minced fish and all remaining Thai green fish cake ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine. Using a ¼ cup measure, scoop out mixture and shape into patty-shaped cakes.
  3. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on low-medium heat. Cook fish cakes for 2–3 minutes each side until golden and just cooked through. While patties are cooking, trim ends off remaining green beans then slice thinly on an angle.
  4. Add beans to a bowl with mung beans and first measure of coriander, toss to combine.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk all dressing ingredients until combined.
  6. Spoon ¾ cup cooked coconut jasmine rice onto each plate and top with two Thai green fish cakes and greens. Spoon over dressing and garnish with remaining coriander leaves.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2005 kj
479 kcal
Protein 34.9g
Carbohydrate 54.2g
Fat 13.3g