Baked Fish in Banana Leaf Recipe
Copy & Paste into your blog!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License
Ingredients
- 2 Selar Fish
- 2 stalk Lemon Grass, slightly flatten
- 2 slice Galangal
- 2 Banana Leaves (big enough to wrap the fish)
- 2 Lime, cut
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt for marinading
- 3 tablespoon Oil for frying
- Additional Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
Spices to be grind together:
- 3 Shallot
- 3 clove Garlic
- 1 thumb size Turmeric
- 2 Fresh Red Chillies
- 2 Dried Red Chillies
- 4 Candlenuts
How to make Baked Fish in Banana Leaf
- Clean fish and rub with salt.
- Set aside for 1/2 hour.
- Wash and dry banana leaf.
- Coat with oil and place on baking tray or oven proof dish to be used later.
- Heat oil in wok and fry the grind spices till fragrant.
- Add in lemon grass and galangal.
- Continue frying till fragrant.
- Add in sugar and salt to taste.
- Remove and set aside.
- Either bake the fish in the oven or pan fry it for 5 minutes so it's slightly cooked on the surface.
- Coat fish with spices and wrap with a banana leaf. (Just fold leaf over and secure with toothpick)
- Bake in preheated oven at 200C for 8 minutes before turning over to continue baking for another 5 minutes or till fully cooked.
- Squeeze in lime and serve immediately.
Register or login to add a comment!
