YAAM PLA DOOK (CRISPY FRIED CATFISH)

      Title: YAAM PLA DOOK (CRISPY FRIED CATFISH)
  Categories: Thailand, Thai
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
       2 lb Catfish fillets
       2 c  Oil, vegetable; for frying
       2    Mangos, unripe (green)
            -peeled, seeded, julienned
      10    Garlic cloves; sliced thin
       4 tb Oil, vegetable
       1 tb Ginger; finely shredded
       2 tb Sugar, brown
       2 tb Fish sauce (Nam Pla)
       2 tb Lime juice
       2    Chili peppers, red; sliced
            -thin
       4 tb Coriander leaves
  
   Steam fish fillets (in steamer!) for 8 minutes, until just opaque and
   just tender.
   
   Meanwhile, fry garlic in 4T oil until crisp, set aside.
   
   Heat oil (2 cups) in wok over medium heat, fry fish until crisp and
   well browned. Drain on paper towels, set aside.
   
   Mix mangoes, garlic, ginger in small bowl. Mound mixture in center of
   serving platter. Surround with fried fish.
   
   Combine sugar, fish sauce, lime juice in small bowl, stir until sugar
   dissolves. Sprinkle most of mixture over mango mixture and remainder
   over the fish. Garnish with chili peppers and coriander leaves.
   
   Heavan, thai-wise ...
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