Pla Jian
Thai Style Fried Fish

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You will need
One small-to-medium flat fish ......pomfret, flounder, ...,  per serving, cleaned and with the sides slashed for the marinade to penetrate.

Marinade ingredients
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
3 ounces minced pork (optional, see above)
1 small carrot, julienne
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons dried shiitake mushrooms, sliced
(soaked for 15 minutes before slicing)
1-2 teaspoon yellow bean sauce
1 tablespoon thin soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce - nam pla
1 teaspoon shrimp paste - gupi
1 teaspoon palm sugar
4 tablespoons fish stock or you may use our chicken stock
2 tablespoon chopped onion - hua hom
1 tablespoon sliced red prik chee-fa or jalapeno pepper
1 teaspoon Thai pepper powder

Method
1. Mix the marinade, rub into both sides of the fish
2. leave it to stand, covered, in the marinade in a cool place,
for at least an hour.

1. Remove the fish from the marinade
2. allow it to drain.
3. Transfer the remaining marinade to a small saucepan
4. add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, one tablespoon of sliced jalapeno, and one tablespoon of grated ginger.
5. Simmer to reduce to a sauce like consistency.

1. Heat enough oil to deep fry the fish in a suitable pan over medium heat, slide the fish into the hot oil,
2. Turn once, and cook until the fish is cooked through.
3. Serve on a platter, pouring the reduced sauce over the fish.