Fried foods can be tough to reheat. And while the goal is to recapture that original texture, most of us have experienced the disappointment of microwaving a fish patty that was just too rubbery ...
The crispy fried fish is served with pickled chiles, carrot, and onion. Diners can wrap fried snapper in rice paper rolls with this whole fish served on tender lettuce leaves, sliced cucumber ...
To get nice crispy skin on the fish, push down on the fish (while it is skin-side-down in the pan) with a fish slice, so that all the skin makes contact with the hot pan.