3 broiled tamarind Recipes

tamarind from a pliable block, cold water, shallots, garlic cloves, chopped cleaned fresh cilantro roots reserved from thai ground-pork salad with mint and cilantro or cilantro stems, asian fish sauce (preferably naam pla), sugar, salt, vegetable oil, two 6-oz red snapper fillets with skin, scallions, fresh red chiles (1 to 3 inches long; preferably thai), fresh whole thai basil leaves or small fresh regular basil leaves, garnish: fresh basil sprigs

tamarind pulp, cold water, shallots (thinly sliced ), garlic cloves (minced ), chopped cilantro stems, asian fish sauce, whole thai basil or 2 tbsp regular basil, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, red snapper fillets, with skin, scallions, fresh red chile