Cooking Times

45 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
75 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

4.00 lbs Whole fish
red snapper or mackerel
12.00 large Banana leaves
8.00 Shallots
8.00 cloves Garlic
6.00 Red chilies
2.00 tsp Turmeric
fresh, grated
2.00 inch piece Galangal
3.00 stalks Lemongrass
minced
0.25 cup Lime juice
1.00 cup Coconut milk
1.00 cup Basil leaves
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Clean and scale fish. Make diagonal cuts on both sides.
2
Grind shallots, garlic, chilies, turmeric, galangal into paste.
3
Mix paste with lemongrass, lime juice, coconut milk, salt.
4
Rub spice mixture all over fish, inside and out. Marinate 30 minutes.
30 minutes
5
Soften banana leaves over flame.
6
Place fish on banana leaves. Top with basil leaves.
7
Wrap tightly in banana leaves. Secure with toothpicks or string.
8
Grill or steam 30 minutes until fish cooked through. Serve in leaves.
30 minutes