Ingredients:

Halibut Cakes:

• 2 lb halibut filets
• 12 oz fresh string cooked beans, finely chopped
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 stalks lemon grass, very finely diced
• 4 T cilantro, finely diced
• 2 red bell peppers, finely minced
• 6 T fish sauce (nam pla)
• 4 eggs
• 8 T cornstarch
• 1 t sugar
• oil for frying

Cucumber Sauce:

• 4 cucumbers
• 1/2 C sugar
• 4 C boiling water
• 2 C white vinegar
• 2 T sea salt
• 5-6 serrano, finely chopped
• 6-8 shallots, finely chopped

Method:

The Sauce:

Peel and thinly slice cucumber,place in a boil. In a saucepan dissolve the sugar in the boiling water.Stir in vinegar and salt. Pour the sauce over the cucumber. Sprinkle with the chopped chilis and shallots. Chill.

For the Fish:

Mince the fish. Combine it with the string beans, onion, lemon grass, cilantro, chilis, fish sauce, slightly beaten eggs, cornstarch and sugar. Blend well. Shape fish mixture into 2 inch patties, 1/2 inch thick. In a large saute pan with the olve oil heated add cakes and saute each side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve fish cakes warm, with cucumber sauce.

Servings: 8