Ingredients

• 60g/2¼oz plain (all-purpose) flour
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 4 firm white fish fillets (such as red snapper)
• 60ml/2¼fl oz oil
• lime halves
• to serve
• 2 large fresh red chillies
• de-seeded and sliced on the diagonal.
• 15g/½oz fresh coriander leaves
• 12 fresh mint leaves
• 4 shallots finely sliced
• 20 mangetout
• blanched and finely sliced
• 1 lime
• zest only
• 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice

Directions

• Stir the flour and salt together in a bowl.
• Add the fish fillets and turn to coat well.
• Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat till hot.
• Add the fish and cook for two minutes on each side
• or until the fish is cooked
• turning just once.
• For the salad
• toss the chillies
• coriander and mint leaves
• shallots
• mangetout and lime zest together in a bowl.
• For the dressing
• stir the sugars and two tablespoons of water in a small pan over a low heat until the sugars have dissolved.
• Continue to cook over a medium heat until lightly golden.
• Remove from the heat
• add fish sauce and lime juice and stir to combine.
• Serve the fish topped with green salad and sweet and sour dressing over the top and serve with lime halves.