Cambodian style fish with soy bean paste

Ingredients
  • 1 gilt-head (sea) bream about 350 grams
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 cm of ginger root, sliced 
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce 
  • 1 tablespoon of soy bean paste
  • 1 hot chili pepper, chopped
  • 1 stalk of green onion, chopped
  • dash of white pepper
  • basil and mint leaves to serve
Instructions
  1. Mix water with garlic, ginger, sugar, fish sauce, soy bean paste, hot chili pepper together in a skillet.
  2. Add fish and simmer till fish tender and water reduced (about 10 - 15 minutes), while cooking turn fish over.
  3. When fish cooked, add green onion and white pepper.
  4. Serve garnished with basil and mint leaves.