Broiled Red Snapper with Tamarind Sauce

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons cleaned fresh cilantro roots reserved from Thai Ground-Pork Salad with Mint and Cilantro or cilantro stems
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 small shallots
• ½ cup water
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 1 ½ tablespoons tamarind from a pliable block
  • fresh basil sprigs
  • 2 tablespoons fresh whole Thai basil leaves or small fresh regular basil leaves
  • 2 scallions
  • 2 6-ounce red snapper fillets with skin
  • ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 small fresh red chiles

In a small bowl combine tamarind and water and let stand 10 minutes. With your fingers rub tamarind to dissolve in water. Pour mixture through a sieve into a small heavy saucepan, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids. Thinly slice shallots and mince garlic. Add shallots, garlic, cilantro r...

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