Hot And Sour Catfish

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Serves : 4

Ingredients:

• 4 catfish (rub with lime juice & stand for 20 minutes)
• 2 stalks lemon grass (bruised)
• 15g polygonum leaves
• 3 dried assam slices
• 600ml oil for deep-frying
• 2 tablespoons oil (for sauteing)
• 600ml water
• sugar, salt to taste

Ground ingredients:

• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 shallots
• 2cm piece dried shrimp paste
• 2cm piece ginger
• 8 dried chillies

Method:

• Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the catfish till three-quarter-cooked. Set aside.
• Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of oil. Then saute the ground ingredients, lemon grass, polygonum leaves and assam slices till fragnant.
• Add the catfish and water, stir well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Season to taste. Dish up and serve.