COCONUT CRUSTED BARRAMUNDI WITH THAI BASIL, CHILLI & COCONUT CREAM SAUCE

Barramundi is a great fish. It can also be crap. The best is wild line caught. The second best is wild, but netted. The third is farmed. Line caught barra is sparkling blue/white and touches of vibrant red. It tastes of the sea. Netted wild barra is blue/grey, often with touches of red. Farmed barra is grey. It often tastes muddy. Barra is unusual in that the fish becomes less firm as it cooks. This makes it a difficult fish to handle once cooked, because the fillets easily break. Enough on the fish. A nice rich Thai-inspired treatment. The sauce is a reduction of coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar and chilli paste with ginger, kaffir lime leaf and holy and Thai basil. Served with the snake beans above.

COCONUT CRUSTED BARRAMUNDI WITH THAI BASIL, CHILLI & COCONUT CREAM SAUCE