Asian Seafood Recipes - Indonesian Grilled Wrapped Fish (Ikan Panggang) Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 small whole fish (washed & cleaned)

• salt for seasoning

• banana leaves/foil for wrapping

• star fruit/lemon slices

Marinade Ingredients: (all mixed in a bowl)

• 4 cloves garlic (crushed)

• 4 red chilies (seeded & chopped)

• 1/3 teaspoon kunyit/ground turmeric

• 1 stalk serai/lemon grass (bruised)

• 1/4 teaspoon laos/ground galangal

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon gula Jawa/palm sugar

• 3 tablespoons kicap asin/soy sauce

Serves 8

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Method:

1. Score fish and season with salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.

2. Place 1 fish in each banana leaf or foil. Smear fish with marinade. Place 4 star fruit or lemon slices on top of fish.

3. Fold into a packet with seam on top. Retain remaining marinade for sauce.

4. Grill fish in a preheated moderate hot oven (425°F/gas mark 7) for 10 minutes on each side. .Remove.

5. Add some water to retained marinade, if necessary. Let marinade simmer over moderate heat till heated through.

6. Pour into sauce bowls. Serve with the grilled fish.