Crispy pan seared snapper with passion fruit cream and citrus and shaved fennel salad, garnished with sauteed prawns and spicy green mango jam 1) For the crispy pan seared snapper: With a sharp knife make small slices in the skin of the fish, making a crosshatching pattern. Pat completely dry with paper towels. Keep refrigerated until time to cook. Preheat a large saute pan on medium-high heat. Lightly dust the skin side of the fish with cornflour and season lightly with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Add enough oil to the hot pan to coat the bottom. Carefully lay the fish in the pan skin side down. Cook for several mins, on both sides until skin is crispy and fish is just done. Cooking time will vary. Keep fish skin side up and transfer to a platter.
For the passion fruit cream: Place passion fruit, mirin and ginger in heavy, medium sized saucepan. Boil until reduced to about 60ml, about 6 mins. Add wine and boil until reduced to about 60ml, about 6 mins. Add cream and coconut milk, bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 12 mins. Stir in curry paste. Season sauce, to taste, with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or strainer lined with cheesecloth.
For the citrus and shaved fennel salad: Whisk together vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking, until emulsified. Cut peel, including all white pith, from oranges and grapefruit with a paring knife. Working over a bowl, cut into segments. Squeeze juice from membranes into a small bowl, then whisk 3 tbsp juice into vinaigrette. Drain citrus segments, then add to vinaigrette. Quarter fennel bulbs lengthwise, then cut into paper-thin slices, about 1/10cm thick, with a slicer or mandolin. Add to fruit along with fennel and toss gently to combine.
For the sauteed prawns: Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Peel and devein prawns, leaving tails intact. Pat dry with a paper towel. Add oil to hot pan, and carefully add prawns and season with salt and pepper. Saute until pink and just done. Place cooked prawns on plate and serve with green mango jam.
For the spicy green mango jam: Peel mangoes and cut into 1cm cubes. In a small bowl, toss mangoes with vinegar, sugar, and salt. To make seasoning paste: cut ginger root into 4 pieces. For a milder chutney, while wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds and veins from jalapeno. Add to a food processor with motor running ginger root, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, 1 at a time, and puree to a paste. Heat a 4L heavy pot over moderately low heat until hot. Cook seasoning paste, cinnamon stick, and star anise in oil, stirring frequently, for 10 mins, or until very fragrant. Stir in mango mixture and simmer, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mangoes are tender, about 30 mins. Remove cinnamon stick and star anise and cool chutney completely.
