I made a recipe for fish sauce last week after receiving a care package of fresh herbage from a housing unit in here. They have a program that comes in called Insight Garden. I am always making new creations with the minimal availability of ingredients and alt. cooking methods, i.e., hotpot/micro. I wish I had my kitchen and the beautiful ocean view from my bay window 🙂 Soon? I loved making chicken piccata and fish for my family. I started with chicken, transitioned to fish, loved the capers, and experimented with new flavors. I tried different kinds of butter, wines, fresh herbs, cutting and zesting a lemon. Today, I want to share a little of my passion. Jon graciously shared the recipe he prepares in prison along with a version adapted for us. Take a look!
Delicious Fish Sauce (prison version)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut virgin or olive oil Evoo
- 1 tablespoon lemon concentrate
- 2 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 .6 oz pack Prince of Peace Lemon Ginger Honey Crystals instant beverage - instant crystals sugar substitute
- 5 leaves Lemon Verbena
- Pinch of thyme pinch of rosemary
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper optional
- 4-5 yellow peppers/pepperoncini
- ½ cup red onion chopped
- 1 roma tomato chopped
- 5 oz. mackerel or tuna
- 2 cups white rice
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients except fish in a microwave-safe bowl and stir in a splash of water if needed to dissolve lemon. Ginger crystals in the microwave for 2 ½ minutes.
- Stir and return to the microwave for another 2 ½ minutes.
- Rinse mackerel in cold water to wash the package oil/water/brine flavor.
- Add to the bowl and stir.
- Make one serving of white rice.
- Serve fish over rice and veggies and generously top with fish sauce. Garnish with lemon leaves.
