Salted sardines with tomato nahm prik

Name: Salted sardines with tomato nahm prik
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 (about 350g) whole sardines, cleaned; 2 cups (500ml) fish sauce; 8 small tomatoes on the vine; Olive oil, to drizzle; 1/3 cup (80ml) sunflower oil; 2 tsp white vinegar; 4 eggs; 4 thick slices sourdough, toasted; 1/4 bunch rice paddy herb (from Asian food shops – substitute Thai basil), leaves picked; Small green chillies (optional), to serve; 12cm piece (50g) turmeric, peeled; 750g tomatoes, chopped; 5 cloves garlic, peeled, bruised; 2 tbs belacan (roasted shrimp paste – from Asian food shops); 2 each red and green banana chillies; 100g skinless white fish fillet, pin-boned; 1 tbs sunflower oil; 50g pea eggplants (from Asian food shops or order from good grocers), picked; 1 1/2 tbs gapi (Thai shrimp paste – from Asian food shops, optional); 2 tbs tamarind puree; Juice of 1 lime; 1 tbs fish sauce; 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

“There are a few elements to this dish. Get extra sets of hands and assign jobs like frying the sardines. For a less salty dish, remove the fish sauce step at the start," says Ben. Recipe by Ben Cooper, from Chin Chin restaurant.

Updated at: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:29:47 GMT