Raw Fish Salad


Course : Fish
Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


1/2 pound fillet of red snapper -- (fresh!) or tuna -- sea bass, shark or

2 ounces rice stick noodle

2 cups oil for deep-frying

1/2 head iceberg lettuce -- (inner, leaves only)

1/4 cup pickled red ginger

1/2 cup Chinese parsley -- (cilantro), or watercress

1 tablespoon white sesame seeds

1 medium fresh lemon

-----marinade-----

2 tablespoons peanut oil

3 tablespoons cool water

2 teaspoons thin soy sauce

2 teaspoons sugar

3 slices fresh ginger -- half-dollar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon white pepper
 

Preparation / Directions:


For a starter course on a warm fall evening, this dish has few peers. Marinating: Slice fish with the grain in pencil-thick, 2" strips. Mix marinade ingredients; blend with fish in bowl. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 3 to 8 hours. Preparations: Heat oil in wok to medium high. Toss 2 strands of rice stick noodle in oil to make sure it is hot enough; noodles should puff up instantly without browning. Deep-fry rice stick noodle briefly until it expands; drain on paper towels; bag and reserve. Shred lettuce; bag and reserve in refrigerator. Thinly shred or mince pickled red ginger; reserve. Chop parsley in 2" lengths. Toast sesame seeds in dry wok at low-medium heat until they are light tan; reserve in tea cup or condiment saucer. Assembling: Slice lemon in wedges. Separately pile ingredients on large platter, removing slices of ginger from fish (discard slices). Sprinkle salad with sesame seeds and toss on platter, squeezing lemon over salad as you toss.


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