Ba's Pan-Fried Stuffed Flounder (Cá Chiên Hành Ớt)
Ingredients
- 4 flounder fillets 1 bag, cleaned
- 1 bundle green onion white parts only
- 5-10 Thai peppers to taste
- 3 small shallots sliced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon MSG
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ¼ cup cooking oil for shallow frying
Instructions
- Using a mortar and pestle, smash the green onion whites, Thai peppers, shallots, salt, MSG, and whole black peppercorns into a paste.
- Stir in the fish sauce.
- Gently pound the flounder fillets with the back of a knife.
- Spread the paste over the fish, then gently pound again with the knife to press the paste into the fillets.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Shallow-fry the fish for about 3 minutes, then flip.
- Cook for another 5-7 minutes, until the fish is cooked through and golden. Serve with steamed rice.