Kim Thuy’s Grilled Fish with Green Onion Sauce and Peanuts

Ingredients

• Fish

  • 1 whole white fish, scaled and gutted, about 3 lbs (1.4 kg) (striped bass, snapper, grouper

• Green Onion Sauce

  • 1 cup (250 ml) canola oil
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
  • 3 cups (750 ml) green onions cut into 1/8-inch (3-mm) thick slices
  • 1 cup (250 ml) chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

• Ginger and Lime Sauce

  • 1 piece ginger about 2-inches (5-cm) long, peeled and crushed in a mortar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) lime juice
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) fish sauce
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) water

• Toppings

  • 12 rice paper wrappers
  • Boston lettuce leaves
  • 1 English cucumber, peeled and cut into strips the length of the roll
  • Mint
  • Thai basil
  • Vietnamese basil