Spicy Crispy Tilapia ผัดเผ็ดปลานิลทอดกรอบ

Spicy Crispy Tilapia is one of my favorite dishes. Actually we use catfish in Thailand, but I've found it easier to use Tilapia fillets here in the U.S. so that I don't have to worry about dealing with bones. And the most awesome part is they taste great!!

Serving 2-3 people

Ingredients
4          Pieces of Tilapia (picture2)
5          Kaffir lime leaves
1 1/2    Tbs fish sauce
1/2       Tbs oyster sauce
1 1/2    Tbs coconut sugar or palm sugar
1          Tbs red curry paste
1/4       cup fingerroot strips (dry/without juice in the bottle) (picture 3)
2          Tbs oil
1/3       cup of water

Preparation:
1. Cut the fish into 1 1/2 inch long pieces. Make sure you let the fish dry out a little bit because you don't want hot oil splashing all over you when you put in wet fish. I used paper towel to absorb all the water off the pieces of fish.
2. Deep fry them in medium heat until they are golden brown and CRISPY. Again be careful with the hot oil!!
3. Slice kaffir lime leaves into long skinny pieces.
4. Set a pan over medium-high heat. Add oil in the pan, wait until the oil gets hot and add red curry paste, and stir well.
5. Add sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, fingerroot, and kaffir lime leaf pieces. Stir well, then add water.
6. Once the sauce becomes thicker and the fish is fried just right. Stir well to get the fish thoroughly coated with the sauce.
7. Once the fish are well coated and the sauce is thick turn off the heat and your done!