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Fish Amok
( SERVES 4 )

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500 g	White fish, firm & deboned, such as mudfish, hapuka, ling, or orange roughy
1	Dried chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced, or 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 pinch	Saffron
½ tsp	Turmeric
1 piece	Galangal, 5cm
½	Lime, zested
6	Kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
3 cloves	Garlic, large
4 stalks	Lemongrass
2	Shallots, thinly sliced
½ cup	Coconut cream
1 Tbsp	Fish sauce
2	Red peppers
150 g	Smoked fish
1 tsp	Salt
1 cup	Coconut milk
1 Tbsp	Palm sugar
1 Tbsp	Shrimp paste
4 servings	Banana leaves, or cabbage leaves, blanched
1	Duck egg, or chicken egg, beaten

Cut fish into small slices. Pound the spices, leaves, garlic, shallots and smoked fish in pestle and mortar or process until smooth.
Thin-slice the peppers.
Cook the coconut cream in a large pan or wok until it starts to brown and thicken. Add the mashed spice mixture and fry until fragrant. Add the fish and shrimp sauces, then the fish, and stir in with the spices.
Add the coconut milk, egg, salt, sugar and cook until the fish is just cooked through, 3-5 minutes.
To serve: Lie the fish pieces on the blanched banana or wilted cabbage leaves, pour over the coconut curry sauce and top with sliced red pepper. Serve with boiled rice and a beer.