Pla Preeo Wan (Sweet and Sour Flounder)

Pla Preeo Wan is a classic Thai dish that balances sweet, sour, and savory flavors beautifully. This version highlights tender broiled flounder fillets topped with a vibrant sauce made from fresh pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, and onions. The sauce is thickened slightly with cornstarch and infused with aromatic ginger and garlic, creating a glossy, flavorful topping that complements the mild fish. It's a refreshing and light meal that feels both elegant and approachable, perfect for summer dinners or when you want a burst of tropical flavor.

Cooking Method: Stewing

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Courses: Main Courses

Difficulty: Advanced

Servings: 8

Calories: 180

Dietary: Vegan

Description

Pla Preeo Wan is a classic Thai dish that balances sweet, sour, and savory flavors beautifully. This version highlights tender broiled flounder fillets topped with a vibrant sauce made from fresh pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, and onions. The sauce is thickened slightly with cornstarch and infused with aromatic ginger and garlic, creating a glossy, flavorful topping that complements the mild fish. It's a refreshing and light meal that feels both elegant and approachable, perfect for summer dinners or when you want a burst of tropical flavor.

Ingredients

Flounder fillets, cut into 8 pieces
Garlic, finely minced
Diced, peeled ripe pineapple
Diced cucumber, peeled and seeded
Diced, cored and seeded ripe plum tomatoes
Diced onions
Pineapple juice
Olive oil
Fresh lime juice
Fresh ginger, finely minced
Fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
Cornstarch
Salt to taste

Directions

1
Carefully remove any tiny bones from the flounder fillets using a tweezer or your fingers.
2
Preheat the broiler and line a broiler tray with aluminum foil.
3
In a heavy saucepan, combine diced pineapple, cucumber, tomatoes, onions, and pineapple juice.
4
Simmer the vegetable mixture over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5
Reduce heat, add minced garlic and ginger, and season with salt. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
6
Remove 1/4 cup of the liquid from the saucepan and mix it with cornstarch until smooth.
7
Stir the cornstarch mixture back into the saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat and set aside.
8
Brush flounder fillets with olive oil and drizzle with lime juice. Sprinkle with salt.
9
Place fish on the prepared broiler tray, about 4 inches from the heat source.
10
Broil for 4-5 minutes, or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
11
Remove fish from the broiler and cut each fillet in half crosswise.
12
Place one piece of fish in each of 8 shallow serving bowls.
13
Heat the fruit sauce in a saucepan over medium heat for 1 minute.
14
Stir in chopped cilantro and ladle the sauce evenly over the fish in each bowl.
15
Serve immediately while hot.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8 pies

Amount Per Serving
Calories 180kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.0g7%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Cholesterol 40mg14%
Sodium 150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 15.0g5%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g4%
Sugars 10.0g
Protein 18.0g36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: thai, flounder, sweet and sour, pineapple, cucumber, seafood, broiled fish, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, onions, lime juice, cornstarch, cilantro, tropical, light meal, summer dinner, asian cuisine, fresh ingredients, quick recipe

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