Ingredients
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3 limes, juice of
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 garlic clove, roughly chopped (if you're a garlic lover(add more)
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1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, roughly chopped
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1 lb halibut fillet (or other white fish, sufficient for four servings)
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3 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
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1 cucumber, thinly sliced
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3 ounces of fresh mint
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1 tablespoon fresh Thai basil
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1 teaspoon oyster sauce
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1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
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1/2 teaspoon chili sauce (or hot sauce to taste)
Instructions
- For the Dressing.
- Combine the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- For the Fish.
- Steam the filets for 9 to 11 minutes.
- Fan out tomato and cucumber slices on serving platter or on four individual plates.
- Place steamed fish on top of tomato and cucumber.
- Drizzle dressing over fish.
- Rough chop herbs and scatter over the dressed fish.
- Garnish, if you like, with fried shallots and pickled red chilis.
- Note: To fry shallots, thinly slice them and stir fry in hot oil in a wok till they are golden brown--drain on a paper-towel covered rack and serve as a crispy garnish.