Broiled Red Snapper With Tamarind Sauce

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Steps

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In a small bowl combine water and tamarind and let stand for 10 minutes.

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Strain this using a strainer and squeeze the tamarind gently to remove as much juice as possible.

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To this tamarind water add the shallots , garlic cilantro stems , fish sauce , sugar and salt.

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Simmer this sauce stirring occasionally until slightly thickened.

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Keep warm.

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Preheat broiler.

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Lightly brush a small rack of a broiler pan with oil and arrange the snapper fillets skin side down.

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Season fillets with salt and broil 4 to f inches from the heat until just cooked through.

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While fish is broiling , thinly slice the scallions and chillies.

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Stir the whole basil leaves into sauce just before serving.

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Serve the fish with sauce over it and garnish with scallions and chillies and basil leaves.

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Ingredients

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tamarind pulp, cold water, shallots, garlic cloves, cilantro stems, fish sauce, thai basil, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, red snapper fillets, scallions, red chile