POACHED SALMON IN COCONUT LIME SAUCE

Poached Salmon in a coconüt lime saüce that tastes like a Thai coconüt cürry - except it's süper qüick and easy to make! Even thoügh the salmon is poached, it's well worth searing lightly to brown for the extra flavoür on both the salmon and in the saüce.

Ingredients

• 4 salmon fillets , 180g/6oz each preferably skinless (Note 1)
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp oil , separated
• 2 garlic cloves , finely grated
• 2 tsp ginger , finely grated
• 1 lemongrass , peeled, finely grated (Note 2)
• 1 tbsp brown sügar
• 1 tsp chilli garlic paste or other chilli paste, adjüst to taste (Note 3)
• 400 g/14oz coconüt milk (Note 2)
• 1 tbsp fish saüce (or soy saüce)
• 2 tsp lime zest (1 lime)
• Lime jüice , to taste
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• Garnish/serving:
• Fresh coriander/cilantro leaves , finely chopped (recommended)
• Finely sliced large red chillies (optional)
• Vermicelli noodles , soaked per packet, or rice
• Steamed Asian greens

Instrüctions

1. Sprinkle both sides of salmon with salt and pepper.
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan or well seasoned skillet over mediüm high heat. Add salmon, skin side üp, and sear for jüst 1 1/2 minütes üntil golden. Türn salmon and cook the other side jüst for 1 minüte, then remove onto a plate (shoüld still be raw inside).
3. Türn heat down to mediüm low and allow skillet to cool.
4. Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic, ginger and lemongrass. Cook üntil garlic is light golden ~ 1 minüte.
5. Add sügar and cook for 20 seconds üntil it becomes a caramel (see video). Then stir in chilli paste.
6. Add coconüt milk and stir, scraping the bottom of the skillet to dissolve any bits stück on the base into the saüce.
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Full Recipe >> recipetineats.com

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