Cambodia

Nom Banh Chok

Name: Nom Banh Chok
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 400 g Fresh rice noodles; 400 g White fish fillet; 3 tbsp Kroeung (lemongrass-turmeric paste); 300 ml Coconut milk; some of each Fish sauce & prahok; 1 handful Banana blossom, cucumber, herbs; to serve Fresh herbs & bean sprouts

Khmer rice noodles with green fish curry

Nom banh chok, often simply called “Khmer noodles”, is a traditional Cambodian breakfast: fermented rice noodles under a pale-green fish gravy.

The gravy of lemongrass, turmeric, galangal and kroeung is bound with fish; topped with raw banana blossom, cucumber and herbs.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fresh rice noodles400 g
White fish fillet400 g
Kroeung (lemongrass-turmeric paste)3 tbsp
Coconut milk300 ml
Fish sauce & prahoksome of each
Banana blossom, cucumber, herbs1 handful
Fresh herbs & bean sproutsto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the fish, lift from the stock and shred finely.
Fry the kroeung, pour in coconut milk and fish stock.
Add the fish, season with fish sauce and a little prahok.
Arrange the rice noodles in bowls.
Spoon over the gravy, serve with banana blossom and herbs.

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Lemongrass and rice noodles for nom banh chok are in the Asia Boutique.

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