Best Red Peppers - Stuff them with a Thai Fish Mousse - Perfect Appetizer

It's my Son's birthday today and we are having Family Dinner
I'm on  the "Befores"
Of course, I am making the signature dish of Pizza Flavoured Pinwheels
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The Grandchildren love them
However we need Grownup Food
So going back I found this post from 2007

I reckon this will make an excellent fish course
So here we go

I remember having a sort of fish mousse stuffed green pepper at Yum Char we loved them...they are delicious.

So why not stuff red pepper halves with the a mixture for Thai Fish Cakes

The fish cakes were from a recipe I had seen Rick Stein prepare.
so I though I would adapt his recipe.
A good one too. It's that Thai fish cake texture you are looking for almost a bit rubbery.

Thai Stuffed Red Peppers

6 red, or orange or yellow peppers or a combo

500 gms meaty white fish cut into chunks
1 tablespoon palm sugar
1 chili chopped
3 tablespoons coriander stalks and all,
2-3 Kaffir lime leaves chopped
Juice and zest of 1 lime
1 big teaspoon Thai red curry paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 egg

Coconut Cream

Put all of the ingredients into the food processor except for cream
Whiz until it forms a paste
Add some cream to thin it out a little (1-2 tablespoons)

Take a spoonful and fry it in a little oil to make a little cake
Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.

Tasting pretty good

Halve and core peppers
Blanch in boiling water
Cool

Drain on a rack to dry

Drizzle with oil and massage it in

Fill with mixture
Place in an oiled baking tray
Add ½ cup water
Cover with foil and bake about 20 minutes at 200C

You can make these early in the day and refrigerate
Take out at least an hour before serving to bring to room temperature
Cut into half and arrange on a platter and garnish with sliced basil and chopped coriander

I was pleased with this dish.
It’s quite filling so actually 1 quarter each is enough for hand around.

Would make a good first course on a bed of dressed greens
2 quarters each would do.
Garnish with lime quarters
Here's the Birthday Boy when he was small, over 40 years ago
How did we all get to be so old?