I went down to the garden to collect laksa leaves, coriander, chillies, kaffir lime leaves, green onion and Thai basil. Brought them upstairs. Rinsed them. Trimmed some ocean trout fillets. Made a sauce of chillies, holy basil, kaffir lime leaves, sugar, fish sauce and coconut milk. Reduced it in a wok until aromatic and rich ... then the power went out. A blackout cause by a passing storm. At least, that would be the official explanation. If you ask me, the power went out suspiciously close to the beginning of the storm. Maybe even preempted it. I think the local power company just wanted some time out. Anyway, nothing to do but sit and sip rum & coke by candlelight. Very romantic. The power was eventually restored and dinner prep continued. The end result is shown here.
OCEAN TROUT WITH HOLY BASIL & COCONUT MILK, HERB & PEANUT SALAD
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