Thai Fish Cakes (NEW)

Thai Fish Cakes

You could serve these fish cakes as an appetiser with a sweet chili sauce dip, or make them a little larger, and accompany them with rice, pickled vegetables and some Peanut Sauce.

SERVES 4 as a main meal

Preparation Time:  15 Minutes
Cooking Time:  5 minutes

1 lb firm white fish fillets, chopped 1 tblsp chopped fresh coriander
1 tblsp Thai fish sauce 1 egg
1 tblsp Red Thai Curry paste 1 teasp brown sugar
1 strip lime zest, very finely shredded 1/2 teasp salt
Cooking oil

Put the chopped fish in a blender with all the other ingredients apart from the cooking oil, and blend until smooth.

Divide the mixture into 16, roll each into a ball and flatten out into a small round. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the fish cakes a few at a time until golden brown on each side. Lift out and drain on kitchen paper to remove any excess oil.

Serve at once.