Thai Recipe for Spiced Fish Baked Thai Style
INGREDIENTS- 4 red snapper or mullet (or any fish of your choice)
- banana leaves
- 1 lime
- 1 garlic clove (thinly sliced)
- 2 tbsp Thai Red Curry Paste
- 4 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 bunch spring onions (sliced)
- strings
- garnish: slices of lime and spring onion (chopped)
- Clean entire fish, remove sacles and make several deep slashes in the side of each with sharp knife
- Place each fish on a layer of banana leaves
- Thinly slice 1/2 lime and tuck slices into slashes in fish with slices of garlic
- Sprinkle sliced spring onions over fish
- Grate rind and squeeze juice from remaining 1/2 lime and mix with curry paste and coconut milk in bowl
- Spoon over fish
- Wrap leaves over fish, enclose completely
- Tie firmly with string and cook over medium-hot grill for 15 to 20 mins, turing occasionally
- To serve: open up parcel by cutting along top edge with knife and fanning out leaves
- Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and slices of lime
Banana leaves make a perfect, natural wrapping for grilled red snapper (or any other grilled food) but if they are not readily available in your area, use aluminium foil instead.
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