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Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)

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Thai Fish Cakes (Tod Mun Pla)

Bouncy red curry-spiced fish cakes studded with kaffir lime and snake bean. Pulsing the fish in a food processor until it forms a coarse, sticky paste is what develops the springy, bouncy texture these fish cakes are known for, rather than a soft, loose patty.

Total time
30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Thai
gluten-free

Ingredients

500gwhite fish fillet, roughly chopped
2 tbspred curry paste
2kaffir lime leaves, very thinly sliced
50gsnake beans, thinly sliced
1 tbspfish sauce
1 tsppalm sugar
vegetable oilfor frying
sweet chilli sauceto serve

Instructions

1

Pulse fish in a food processor until a coarse paste forms.

2

Add curry paste, fish sauce and sugar. Pulse briefly.

3

Mix in kaffir lime and snake beans by hand.

4

Shape into flat rounds.

5

Shallow-fry in oil 2–3 minutes per side until golden and bouncy.

6

Serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
127
Protein
24.2g
Fat
1.6g
Carbs
2.6g
Fiber
0.3g
Sodium
513mg

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