Thai Whole Fish Recipe With Coriander-Chili Sauce

Ingredients (13)

• 1 small trout, cleaned
• 1 dash sea salt, or kosher salt
• 2 limes, plus wedges for serving
• 1 cup vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 heaping teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 thumb-size piece galangal, or ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems, plus more for garnish
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 to 2 fresh red chiles, minced, deseeded for less heat
• 1/2 red bell pepper, deseeded and diced