Grilled Snapper In A Banana Leaf
This particular method of cooking not only helps to keep the fish together but also helps to steam it to perfection, but still allows some of the smoky flavor to permeate through to the fish also. Plus this method also allows you to add anything you want to the packet to bring out the flavor of the fish even more.
Ingrediënten
- 900 grams Snapper
- 2 Tablespoons Freshly Chopped Coriander Root
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Freshly Crushed Ginger
- 2 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 1 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Vegetable Oil
- Banana Leaf
- String
Instructies
- Into a food processor place the garlic, ginger, black pepper and coriander root and blend together so that it forms a paste.
- Then add the soy sauce and continue to blend until all the ingredients become well combined.
- Now set this mixture to one side.
- Next you should rinse the snapper and then pat it dry with some paper towels.
- Once you have done this take the sauce you made earlier and rub it all over the surface of the fish and place the fish to one side for 30 minutes.
- It is now that you should be starting your barbecue up so that it has reached the required temperature for cooking the fish on.
- Once the 30 minutes have elapsed take the snapper and place it on to the banana leaf.
- It is important that the leaves you use are large enough to completely cover the fish.
- However if you cannot get large ones then it is perfectly to cut the fish into pieces that will fit easily inside the leaves you do have.
- But before you do wrap the fish in the leaves make sure that you have washed them thoroughly.
- Also they need to be blanched in hot water for a number of seconds as this will help to make the soft and so much easier to wrap around the fish.
- After the banana leaves have been blanched you should remove the thick spine from them with a pair of kitchen scissors.
- Then place them on a work surface shiny side facing downwards.
- Then you must brush vegetable oil all over the leaf facing towards you, which will then come into contact with the fish.
- Once you have done this you can place the fish on to and then wrap the leaf around it.
- To help keep the leaf around the fish when cooking secure it in place either with a skewer or toothpicks.
- After wrapping the snapper in the banana leaf you can now place it on the barbecue to cook.
- Cook it on a medium heat so place the grill around 4 to 6 inches above the heat source and cook on each side for between 8 and 10 minutes.
- You need to keep an eye on the fish as it is cooking to ensure that the banana leaf doesn’t become burnt.
- Although it may start to blacken in areas you don’t want the heat to burn right through the leaf.
- After 16 minutes remove the packages from the barbecue and very gently open them to see whether the fish is cooked or not.
- You will know when the fish is cooked because it is opaque in appearance and flakes easily with a fork.
- If you notice that the fish isn’t cooked then securely wrap back in the banana leaf and place on the barbecue again for another couple of minutes.
- When it comes to serving this dish it is best to allow the fish to remain enclosed in the banana leaf and open it when you reach the table.
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