Fish Curry with bananas

Ep 16 -  Fish curry with bananas

Serves 4

• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• cooking oil for frying
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• 1 spring onion, finely sliced
• 3cm knob of ginger, julienned
• 2 tablespoons of curry powder
• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
• 1x400ml can coconut cream
• 2x200g snapper fillets, cubed
• 12 prawns
• 2x bananas, sliced
• 1 bunch of coriander, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 lemon

Sweat down onions and garlic in a med-hot frying pan in a little oil.  Add chilli, spring onion and ginger and cook for 2 mins.  Sprinkle over curry powder and cook for another 2 minutes.  Then add fish sauce and coconut cream, and bring to the boil.

Turn down the heat to a gentle simmer.  Add snapper and poach for 4 minutes.  Add prawns and bananas and simmer for another 4 minutes.   Add chopped coriander and gently stir through.  Season to taste with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon.

Serve with steamed rice.