Fish Cutlets In Red Sauce Recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Total cooking time: 35 minutes
Recipe serves 4

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
2 onions, finely chopped
4 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped

¼ cup water

1 tablespoon sambal oelek

1 tablespoon soft brown sugar

4 blue-eyed cod cutlets or other firm fish cutlets

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white vinegar

2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander

Method

1. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and add the onions. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes or until soft but not browned, Add the chopped tomatoes water, sambal oelek and brown sugar to the wok. Bring to the boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until the suace is thick.

2. Add the fish cutlets to the wok and spoon some sauce over them. Cover the wok and cook the fish for 3-5 minutes and then gently turn to cook the other side. If the wok or pan is too small to cook all the fish cutlets at once, cook them in two batches.

3. Transfer the fish to serving plates. Add the fish sauce, vinegar and chopped coriander to the sauce in the wok and then stir well before spooning the sauce over the fish. Serve with steamed rice.

Note

Skin can be removed from the fish cutlets before cooking, if you prefer. Fish cooks quickly so have everything prepared before you start.