Photography by David Loftus
Wok-fried crispy bream with steamed greens and Thai dressing
Start by making your Asian marinade – just pound all the dry ingredients in a pestle and mortar, transfer to a bowl and stir in the lime juice and oil. Slash the bream on both sides, about 1cm (1/2 inch) deep, in a criss-cross fashion. Rub the marinade into the fish, getting it into the cuts and the belly. Let this sit for up to an hour.Meanwhile make your Thai dressing. Just chuck all your dressing ingredients into a jam jar, tighten the lid and shake up.
Heat a wok with about 5–7.5cm/2–3 inches of sunflower oil in. Put a bit of potato into the oil and when it is nicely golden you know the wok is hot enough – be very careful with the hot oil. Remove the bream from the marinade and pat dry with kitchen paper. Dust each fish with flour, shaking off any excess. Then carefully place each fish into the wok and fry for 3 minutes on each side. The skin will go amazingly crispy. Steam the greens in a colander above boiling water until tender. To serve, place the greens on a plate, put the fish on top, and smear and drizzle with the Thai dressing.
• from Return Of The Naked Chef
Comments
Riska Weckenmann [Visitor]
Thu 21 Jun 2007 @ 04:22
Hi,Jamie do like your cooking stily.If i see you cooking in the tv woooooooow i felt really hungy.And i like cooking too,you know.
Liz [Visitor]
Fri 22 Jun 2007 @ 21:20
Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!
hlliao2007 [Visitor]
Wed 04 Jul 2007 @ 16:16
I done the recipe but i think we have to add more ginger, maybe grated one so that the fishy smell will not be too heavy. nice yummy recipe
Lauren [Visitor]
Thu 05 Jul 2007 @ 11:12
i love it as much as i love you
??? [Visitor]
Tue 10 Jul 2007 @ 19:48
cool it deletes in aproprite comments ??? when the r more than 3000 votes i will b sad like a rainbow fish is a nice dish with cheese try it and a bit of garlic and lime (OBLIVION RULES)
dodo [Visitor]
Sat 28 Jul 2007 @ 00:28
so delicious!!!!!!!!! yummmmmmy
Katia [Visitor]
Mon 06 Aug 2007 @ 20:32
Hi Jamie, I am from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and enjoy watching you show. I have already made some of your receipts. I wish you had videos of your show in your site. It would help with the receipts.
Katia [Visitor]
Mon 06 Aug 2007 @ 20:38
Hi Jamie, I am from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and enjoy watching you show. I have already made some of your recepes. I wish you had videos of your show in your site. It would help with the recepes.
Conrad [Visitor]
Fri 10 Aug 2007 @ 00:35
Hi Jamie, Im from Brisbane Australia.
This Fish dish was amazing.... Ive cooked a lot of your dishs, but being a big seafood and chilli fan this is one of my Favs. Thank you for all your inspiratation...Oh my girl friend thanks you as well. She gets to eat all my cooking!
Thanks again!
- Conrad.
This Fish dish was amazing.... Ive cooked a lot of your dishs, but being a big seafood and chilli fan this is one of my Favs. Thank you for all your inspiratation...Oh my girl friend thanks you as well. She gets to eat all my cooking!
Thanks again!
- Conrad.
ginger dino [Visitor]
Tue 20 Nov 2007 @ 10:54
i luv u i want ur babies thankyou jak. Hal the footies an hour later 2nit!!!!
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Joe [Visitor]
Thu 21 Feb 2008 @ 22:25
I love all of you're recipes and i want to become a cook. I'm currently looking for training have any tips for me in the cooking industy?
Cheers Joe
Cheers Joe
gitte [Visitor]
Fri 22 Feb 2008 @ 16:31
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Laura & Dj [Visitor]
Mon 25 Feb 2008 @ 09:56
Very tasty
Trish [Visitor]
Sat 08 Mar 2008 @ 18:00
I tried the Thai dressing as a marinade for chuncks of salmon that I broiled on skewers in the oven..it was an amzing success. My dinner party thanks you!
Amanda [Visitor]
Fri 04 Jul 2008 @ 09:52
Give this recipe a go, So easy and delicious, All Jamie's recipes on this site have worked every time. I feel like I am eating in a resturant every time I cook one of these recipes, Give it a go, your family and friends will love you for it.
kris leaver [Visitor]
Tue 08 Jul 2008 @ 14:56
im a 13 year old boy living in lancashire and i think that your recipes on this site are realy good and im definatly goin g to try some f them this summer
PS my mate thinks your tounge is huge
PS my mate thinks your tounge is huge
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ingredients
for the Asian marinade:
• 4 sticks of lemon grass, crushed and bruised
• 2 small handfuls of kaffir lime leaves, torn
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 2 thumb-sized pieces of ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped
• 4 limes, halved, juiced and skin squashed
• 20 good lugs of olive oil
for the Thai dressing:
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• a good pinch of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• ½ clove of garlic, finely sliced
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
• a large handful of fresh coriander and basil, chopped
• 2 x 285–400g/10–14oz royal or grey bream
• sunflower oil
• a piece of potato
• flour, for dusting
• 2 good handfuls of Chinese greens (spinach, pak choi, bok choi, Chinese broccoli)
• 4 sticks of lemon grass, crushed and bruised
• 2 small handfuls of kaffir lime leaves, torn
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 2 thumb-sized pieces of ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped
• 4 limes, halved, juiced and skin squashed
• 20 good lugs of olive oil
for the Thai dressing:
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• a good pinch of brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• ½ clove of garlic, finely sliced
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
• a large handful of fresh coriander and basil, chopped
• 2 x 285–400g/10–14oz royal or grey bream
• sunflower oil
• a piece of potato
• flour, for dusting
• 2 good handfuls of Chinese greens (spinach, pak choi, bok choi, Chinese broccoli)
