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John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Vegetables	Thai	Sainsbury10	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

		Chilli Sauce
2		Dessertspoons oil
2		Cloves garlic; crushed
3		Red chillies; finely chopped
4		Salad onions
2	ts	Muscavado sugar
2	ts	Nam pla
50	ml	Water; (2fl oz)
		Juice and zest of 1 lime
3	tb	Coriander; roughly chopped
25	g	Cucumber; finely chopped
		; (1oz)
400	g	Cod; (skinned, boned and
		; roughly chopped)
1	tb	Nam pla
1	tb	Red curry paste
50	g	Valor beans; finely chopped
		; (2oz)
1	ts	Muscavado sugar
2	tb	Coriander; chopped
		Grated zest and juice of 1 lime
1	md	Size egg
1/2	ts	Salt
100	ml	Vegetable oil; (3 1/2fl oz)

INSTRUCTIONS

FISH CAKES
For sauce, heat the oil in a pan and fry the garlic, chilli and salad
onions.
Add the sugar, nam pla and water and simmer for 2 minutes.
When cool, add the lime, coriander and cucumber.
Place the cod, nam pla, curry paste, beans, sugar, coriander and lime in a
food processor and process until the fish is reduced to a thick paste.
Remove from the processor and mix with the egg and salt. Form into flat
patties 4cm (2 inches) in diameter.
Heat a frying pan with oil and fry the fish cakes 1 1/2 minutes each side.
Serve immediately with the chilli sauce.
Converted by MC_Buster.
NOTES : Serve as a starter or with drinks hot and spicy.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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