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Thai Basil Redfish

October 3, 2020 By Mod Shed Leave a Comment

Redfish, Red Drum, is a large fish that is common off the gulf coast of the United States.  It is also called a red drum and is one of the biggest fish you can catch, year-round here. It is also a delicious fish that will make you and your guests feel special.  It’s often sold as one of the higher-end items at fancy restaurants here.  Thai basil redfish is a delicious way to make your guests feel like they are at a 5-star restaurant with healthy ingredients to boot. 

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About Redfish 

We live on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico so we are big fans of the fresh fish we can get here.  This redfish cost us a hefty $30 but you can get it way cheaper or catch it yourself.  A pro tip you absolutely don’t want to mess up is having an appropriate means of transporting the fish.  I recommend ziplock bags with a cooler of some kind and ice.  Fresh fish juice got on my carpet in my car and it fermented and smelled like a trash can for days.  I sprayed all manner of air freshener in my car and it caused the plastic coating to peel off the dash, causing hundreds of dollars in damage to my beautiful car.  Be warned, Redfish smells like absolute hell if you don’t transport it right.  

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Thai Basil Redfish Ingredients

Thai Basil Redfish Ingredients

Thai Basil Redfish

Thai Basil added to redfish makes for an elegant fish dish that will make you and your guests feel like they are having a 5-star dinner.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Thai
Servings 2
Calories 684 kcal

Equipment

  • Wok
  • Skillet
  • Mortar and Pestle or blender

Ingredients
  

Fish

  • 2 lb Fish Redfish Fillets
  • 1/2 tsp salt To rub the fish
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil

Sauce

  • 10 Garlic Cloves
  • 10 Thai Peppers Fresh whole peppers
  • 1 Bell Pepper Red, sliced into strips
  • 2 cups Thai basil Fresh, regular basil will work if you can't find Thai but will taste different
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp liquid aminos we used coconut aminos
  • 1 cup water or you can use stock
  • 1/2 tsp stevia

Instructions
 

  • Sprinkle the salt on both sides of the fish fillets
  • Add 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet heated to medium-high
  • Cook fish on both sides until golden brown around the edges
  • Set the fish aside on a plate

Make the sauce

  • Crush the garlic and Thai peppers using a mortar and pestle or blender
  • 2 tbsp olive oil in a wok
  • Stir-fry the garlic and Thai peppers in the oil left from the fish
  • Add the bell peppers to the stir-fry and stir fry for 2 more minutes more or less
  • Add the fish sauce, low sodium soy sauce, oyster sauce, liquid aminos, stevia
  • Mix all the ingredients together and let cook for another minute
  • Add the basil leaves and cup of water
  • Let the sauce cook for another 2-3 minutes on high heat
  • Remove from the heat, Plate the fish and serve with the sauce poored over the fish.

Notes

Served with rice, this will serve 3 people. 
As always, nutrition is one of the most manipulated sciences in existence for people out to make a quick buck.  We are not nutritionists or dietitians.
Our mission at healthythairecipes.com was born from my trying to rehab my wife's native Thai recipes to be as healthy as possible for both of us. 
We like whole foods, avoid the processed ingredients approach.  What is healthy for us may not be healthy for you though as your situation is fact-dependent. 
I like to say, when in doubt, check it out with a doctor or dietitian if you have concerns. 
When it comes to food safety, When in doubt, throw it out if you think an ingredient is questionable.  
Let us know how we can make our healthy Thai recipes healthier in the comments section below. Nutrition calculations are an estimate, calculated by a computer.

Nutrition

Calories: 684kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 95gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 227mgSodium: 2046mgPotassium: 1703mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3306IUVitamin C: 121mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Fish, Redfish, Thai Basil
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Thai Basil Redfish

Thai Basil Redfish

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