Asian Recipes - Shred Salmon with Thai Fragrant Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups/750 ml freshly cooked rice

• 1/4 cup/50 ml coconut milk powder

• 1/4 cup/50 ml combined, finely diced

• sweet red and yellow peppers and thinly sliced green onion

• 12 slices of salmon, 1/2 inch/l1 cm thick each

Seasoning:

• 2 tsp/10 ml dried chili flakes

• 2 tbsp/30 ml fresh lime juice

• 4 tsp/20 ml fish sauce

• 4 to 5 tsp/20 to 25 ml sugar

• 1 to 2 tsp/5 to 10 ml lemon grass, finely minced

Serves 4

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Method:

1. In a non-reactive bowl combine the seasoning ingredients and stir well until the sugar dissolves.

2. Preheat a non-stick frying pan over high heat and when hot fry the salmon pieces until bronze colored, turning them over once only.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the rice. Combine the freshly cooked rice with the coconut powder and diced vegetables.

4. Lightly dress the rice with a few teaspoons of the seasoning per person. Press about 3/4 cup/175 ml of hot rice into a small cup or bowl for each person and then un-mold onto a warm plate.

5. Arrange the cooked salmon beside the rice and serve.