Crispy catfish and green mango salad (yum pla dook foo)
We had a full course dinner last night — this crispy catfish and green mango salad, miso soup, fried Vietnamese spring rolls, and lemongrass and tamarind chicken. What can I say? I was in the mood for cooking.
Yum Pla Dook Foo was one of the dishes we tried at a Thai restaurant recently. I so loved it that I vowed I would learn how to make it so that we can enjoy it at home. It’s not an impossible task. It’s not too ambitious a project. There was a time when we only enjoyed miso soup when we ate at Japanese restaurants; these days, we can have Japanese soup at home anytime we like. Same thing with kani salad. The trick is to discover the ingredients of a dish… (continue reading →)
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Hi Connie! Wow! It looks delicious. I love salad…and mangoes, too. My husband loves thai food. Just thinking about all the ingredients blending, yummy talaga. I can feel your excitement when you wrote this one bec i am also like you when I want to try to cook the dish we enjoyed whenever we eat out. When it turned out just perfect, ang sarap ng feeling and I want it also to share it with my friends. Thanks Connie.
Hehehe my husband said I got it exactly right. LOL Not bad for a first attempt.
Hi again, Ms. Connie! This is just another WOW! Just reading your description of your procedure— I imagined, “a party” could be going on inside your mouth as you take each bite of this good recipe! I can imagine the excellent flavors and textures… really one good recipe.
Ah, yes. The prep time is kinda long but all worth it. It was a superb dinner hehehe No dieting allowed.
Did you debone the catfish yourself? I’ve done this twice with mixed results. My first attempt was better. I guess my mistake was not deep frying the fish. Sarap diba! First time i tried that salad, i wanted to do it also!
The fish wasn’t deboned while raw but after grilling. So, it was just like eating grilled catfish except that the flesh went onto a plate rather than the mouth. hehehe
Ah okay. I had mine deboned at the market. I really suck deboning fish. Baka may matinik pa sa gawa ko!
LOL Mas madali pag luto na.
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ve always wanted to do this dish,but never got around to doing it,so now you have made it easier for your readers including myself to prepare this gorgeous dish.I was just wondering,if I can’t find catfish what would you recommend as an alternative?
lin, I don’t know of any fish that tastes like catfish so I don’t know if the substitution will yield good results. But you can always experiment. I’d suggest sticking with oily fish though.