Fish with mango sauce
Delicate rockfish topped with silky mango sauce with green peppercorns and cream
Ingredients
Fish with mango sauce
- 3 tbsp butter (unsalted) grass-fed if possible
- 1-1/2 mango see Notes, peeled and VERY thinly sliced
- 1-1/2 tsp green peppercorns in brine
- 1-1/2 tsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp heavy cream (organic)
- 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
- 2 lbs white fish (fillets) snapper, grouper, rockfish, skin removed
- 3/4 cup nuoc cham room temperature (recipe below)
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
Nuoc cham
- 1 cup water (filtered or spring)
- 1/4 cup fish sauce plus 1-1/2 teaspoons
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar (organic) plus 1/4 teaspoon
- 2 tbsp lime juice (fresh)
Instructions
Nuoc Cham
- In a medium bowl, stir together the water, fish sauce, garlic, and sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in the lime juice. This sauce will keep for 4 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Stir before using.
Fish with mango sauce
- In a small pot (or microwavable bowl), melt the butter over low heat. Add the mango, peppercorns, fish sauce, and heavy cream and gently mix together.
- In a large heavy skillet or non-stick sauté pan, heat the grapeseed oil over medium high heat. Carefully add the fillets and cook, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides. Thin fillets will cook in about 1-1/2 minutes per side, thicker ones might take 3-4 minutes per side.
- Drain or blot excess oil before plating the fillets. Top with the mango sauce, a few spoonfuls of nuoc cham, and a sprinkle of green onions.
Notes
Reprinted from Mango & Peppercorns by Tung Nguyen, Kathy Manning, and Lyn Nguyen with permission by Chronicle Books, 2021. Green peppercorns in brine can be found at specialty markets or online and are an essential component of this dish. The mango should just yield to the touch but not be soft or overripe. Peel using a vegetable peeler, then cut off the bottom end so you have a stable surface. Hold the mango using a kitchen towel as it's very slippery. Using your sharpest knife, cut the thinnest slices you can, knowing that Tung would want them thinner.