Sousi Pa Gnon

Ingredients

• 6 pa gnon (catfish)
• 1 fully grown coconut
• 2 dried chilli peppers soaked in water
• 7 small dried chilli peppers soaked in water
• kaffir lime leaves
• spring onion leaves
• chopped coriander leaves
• ground black pepper
• salt
• fish sauce

Procedures

Fish preparation

1. Scrape off the mucus from the skin, gut the fish, cut off and discard the heads and tails, wash the fish and salt them.

Coconut preparation

1. Split open-grate the meat and squeeze two extractions of coconut milk from it, keeping the first extraction separate from the second one-quantity, one soup bowl of each put the first extraction of coconut milk in a wok on the fire until it becomes creamy.
2. Then add the "kheuang hom" and fry it until it gives off a good aroma.
3. Add the fish gently, stir thoroughly, then add fish sauce and the second extraction of coconut milk.
4. When the fish are cooked, taste and check the saltiness.
5. Add the kaffir lime leaves.
6. Transfer to a serving-dish, garnish with the chopped spring onion leaves and coriander and ground black pepper.