Thai Fish Cakes With Hot Peanut Dip

Submitted by CHILI SPICE

"These little fish cakes are very popular in Thailand as street food, and make a perfect snack. Or, serve them as an appetizer, complete with the spicy peanut dip."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• THAI FISH CAKES

• 12 ounces white fish fillets, without skin (such as cod or haddock)
• 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons red curry paste
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (fresh)
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 4 dried kaffir lime leaves, crumbled (find in Asian supermarkets)
• 1 egg white
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• vegetable oil, for pan-frying

• PEANUT DIP

• 1 small red chile
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (fresh)
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
• 4 tablespoons coconut milk (unsweetened)

directions

1. Put the fish fillet in a food processor with the fish sauce, curry paste, lime juice, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, salt & pepper, and egg white and process until a smooth paste forms.
2. Stir in the cilantro and quickly process again until mixed. Divide the mixture into 8-10 pieces and roll into balls, then flatten to make round patties and set aside.
3. For the dip, halve and seed the chili, then chop finely. Place in a small pan with the remaining ingredients and heat gently, stirring constantly, until well blended. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
4. Pan-fry the fish cakes in batches for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve hot on a bed of green salad leaves with the chili-flavored peanut dip.

Reviews

[Az B8990]

I love these, except for the fish sauce. I've discovered that I really don't like that in any recipe. I think I just can't get past the smell during cooking :). When I leave it out, these are perfect little bites of tastiness. Thanks for sharing. Made for Aussie Swap June 2009.

 

[rpgaymer]

These fish cakes are good, but a bit bland for my tastes. Instead of making the dip, I made a peanut-pineapple juice dressing and served everything on a Thai-inspired salad. Everything came together quite well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SuzTheQ]

These were very good. I used my favorite peanut sauce recipe with them, rather than the one listed. The fish cakes were yummy- had never thought of having them with peanut sauce. Will definitely make these again! Thanks!

 

[Cinnamon girl]

I really enjoyed the flavours of both the fish cakes and the sauce, but had some trouble with the texture of the fish cakes, finding them too sloppy to form. I added some rice crumbs and that helped. Overall a delicious dish that I will make again.

 

[MsPia]

The fish cakes by themselves were delicious and the hot peanut dip as well but I didn't like them together. We end it up using Mae Ploy chili sauce diluted in a little bit of rice vinegar for the dipping sauce. Be careful with the salt and pepper, since the fish sauce is very salty and the red curry could be quite spicy.