Crisp-Skinned Mackerel with Cherry-Plum Nuoc Cham & Turmeric Rice Noodles
Bold mackerel, tart fruit sauce, herbs, and golden noodles.
- Time: 35 min
- Servings: 2
Source: Fancy Fox
Ingredients
- mackerel fillets, 2 fillets pin bones removed, skin on, patted very dry
- medium-width rice noodles, 5 oz
- sugar snap peas, 4 oz strings removed
- cherries, 1 cup pitted and halved
- green plums, 2 small thinly sliced
- shallot, 1 small very thinly sliced
- garlic, 2 cloves finely grated
- fresh ginger, 1 tbsp finely grated
- red Fresno chili, 1 thinly sliced
- lime, 2 1 zested and juiced, 1 cut into wedges
- fish sauce, 3 tbsp
- palm sugar or light brown sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp
- rice vinegar, 1 tbsp
- turmeric, 1 tsp
- scallions, 2 thinly sliced
- mint leaves, 1/2 cup torn
- Thai basil leaves, 1/2 cup
- cilantro leaves and tender stems, 1/2 cup
- roasted peanuts, 3 tbsp roughly chopped
- neutral oil, 2 tbsp
- kosher salt, 1 tsp plus more to taste
- black pepper, 1/2 tsp