NC Snapper with Thai Chili Sauce and Charleston Ice Cream
Whole Fried NC Snapper with Thai Chili Fish Sauce and Anson Mills Carolina Gold Rice Charleston Ice Cream
Our philosophy is "don't just give a man a fish... teach him how to cook it!" When choosing your snapper, be sure to buy local and sustainable seafood from a source like Lucky Fish (at Atherton Market, Mount Holly Farmers Market, and Charlotte Regional Farmers Market) or Charlotte Fish Company, where seafood is caught days and even hours before delivery to Charlotte, NC.
| Servings |
| 1 person |
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Ingredients
For the Fish
- Whole Snapper
- 2 gallons frying oil
Fish Sauce
- 3 shallots
- 4 thai chilies
- 1 cup lime juice
For the Rice
- 1 cup Carolina Gold Rice
- 3 tablespoons Butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs Thyme
- 2 gallons water
Servings: person
Instructions
- For the rice, bring the 2 gallons of water to a boil and cook rice in pasta method until 90% cooked.
- Remove rice from water and cool.
- For the sauce, slice the shallots and chilies thinly and immerse in fish sauce and fresh squeezed lime juice.
- For the fish, fry in 350°F oil whole until fully cooked — usually 6 minutes.
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