Grilled Fish and Eggplant Dip with Crudites

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] lemongrass, minced very fine
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] makroot leaf, minced
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] vegetable oil
  • 1 pound [450 g] catfish fillets or other freshwater fish fillets
  • 10 Thai chiles, fire roasted
  • 4 small shallots, fire roasted
  • 4 garlic cloves, fire roasted
  • 6 sweet round Lao or Thai eggplant, fire roasted (or 1 Japanese eggplant, fire roasted)
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] shrimp paste
  • 1 scallion, minced
  • 2 sprigs of cilantro, chopped fine
  • 3 makroot leaves, central rib removed, finely minced
  • 1 to 2 cups [240 to 480 mL] chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] fish sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons [25 mL] fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] palm sugar or brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon [3 mL] salt
  • Vegetables for dipping, such as cucumber slices, carrot slices, Belgian endive leaves, baby romaine lettuce leaves, and/or radicchio leaves
  • Cilantro leaves, for garnish
  • Finely shredded makroot leaves, for garnish

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