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Tirk Kreoung Pahok
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Tirk Kreoung Pahok

11 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

591
Calories
29g
Protein
41g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon Grass juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sweet Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Catfish not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Fillet of catfish, basa or any white meat fish
  • 3 Cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ Cup fresh or frozen fresh or frozen minced lemon grass
  • 3 Chopped hot chili pepper or to your taste(option)
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 Cup water
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
  • ½ Cup creamy style pickle fish (pahok)
  • A handfull of chopped sweet basil leaves
  • ½ Cup unsalted roasted peanut, crushed

Directions

1

Grilled or boiled fish. When fish cooked, put fish in a large bowl and use a fork to break up fish meat.

2

Using mortal and pestles to pounded on garlic, lemon grass and hot chili pepper together, set a side.

3

Heat up a small saucepan, when it hot add oil, lemon grass mixture and fish. Stirs well.

4

Add water, sugar, lime juice and creamy picklefish. Stirs well.

5

Simmering for 10 to 15 minutes then add sweet basil leaves. Stirs.

6

Top with peanut before serve.

7

Serve hot with rice along with fresh raw vegetables; cabbage, cucumber or my favorite green banana, boiled pka snor and mints.

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Category:Cambodian Recipes

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Category:Cambodian Snacks

Recipe sourced from fandom

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