Cooking Times

135 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
165 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

4.00 lbs Whole fish
red snapper or similar, cleaned
3.00 tbsp Tamarind paste
2.00 tbsp Turmeric powder
6.00 Shallots
minced
8.00 cloves Garlic
minced
2.00 inch piece Ginger
grated
4.00 Red chilies
minced
2.00 stalks Lemongrass
minced
0.25 cup Lime juice
3.00 tbsp Palm oil
2.00 tsp Salt
4.00 large pieces Banana leaves
for wrapping

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Score fish on both sides with deep diagonal cuts.
2
Grind shallots, garlic, ginger, chilies, lemongrass into paste.
3
Mix paste with turmeric, tamarind, lime juice, palm oil, salt.
4
Rub marinade all over fish and into cuts. Marinate 2 hours.
120 minutes
5
Soften banana leaves over flame. Wrap fish in leaves.
6
Grill over medium charcoal 15 minutes per side.
30 minutes
7
Fish should be cooked through and banana leaves charred.
8
Unwrap at table. Serve with rice, sambal, and cassava leaves.