Tirk Kreoung Pahok

Ingredients

 * 1 lb Fillet of catfish, basa or any white meat fish
 * 3 Cloves garlic, minced
 * ½ Cup fresh or frozen fresh or frozen minced lemon grass
 * 3 Chopped hot chili pepper or to your taste(option)
 * 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
 * 1 Cup water
 * 1 Tablespoon sugar
 * 2 Tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
 * ½ Cup creamy style pickle fish (pahok)
 * A handfull of chopped sweet basil leaves
 * ½ Cup unsalted roasted peanut, crushed

Directions

 * 1) Grilled or boiled fish. When fish cooked, put fish in a large bowl and use a fork to break up fish meat.
 * 2) Using mortal and pestles to pounded on garlic, lemon grass and hot chili pepper together, set a side.
 * 3) Heat up a small saucepan, when it hot add oil, lemon grass mixture and fish. Stirs well.
 * 4) Add water, sugar, lime juice and creamy picklefish. Stirs well.
 * 5) Simmering for 10 to 15 minutes then add sweet basil leaves. Stirs.
 * 6) Top with peanut before serve.
 * 7) Serve hot with rice along with fresh raw vegetables; cabbage, cucumber or my favorite green banana, boiled pka snor and mints.