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CRISPY-SKINNED GINGER FISH WITH COCONUT RICE

PREP + COOK TIME 30 mins SERVES 4

 ½ cup shredded coconut
 vegetable oil, for frying
 50g piece ginger, peeled, cut into matchsticks, plus 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
 4 x 200g white fish fillets, skin on
 1 spring onion
 ⅓ cup lime juice
 ⅓ cup water
 1 tablespoon fish sauce
 1 small red chilli, thinly sliced
 1 tablespoon caster sugar

COCONUT RICE

 1½ cups jasmine rice, rinsed, drained
 270ml canned coconut milk
 ⅔ cup water
 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger

1 Make Coconut rice (see right).

2 Dry-fry coconut in a frying pan, stirring constantly, until golden. Remove.

3 Pour enough oil into a large frying pan to cover base; heat to medium. Stir-fry ginger matchsticks for 1 minute or until golden. Remove; drain on paper towel. Combine grated ginger and coconut in a bowl.

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