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Barbequed fish with Thai-style sauce

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Total time: 1 hr • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy

Sweet-chilli and lemongrass-infused whole snapper is wrapped in banana leaves and barbequed. A taste of Thailand in minutes!

Ingredients

Snapper, raw

720 g, (buy 1.6kg or 2x 800g)

Sweet chilli sauce

¼ cup(s)

Fish sauce

1 tbs

Fresh lemongrass

1 piece(s), finely chopped

Kaffir lime leaves

3 individual, shredded

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Sesame oil

2 tsp

Fresh ginger

30 g, (6cm piece), cut into matchsticks

Carrot(s)

1 medium, cut into matchsticks

Red capsicum

1 medium, cut into matchsticks

Green shallot(s)

3 individual, coarsely chopped

Bean sprouts

2 cup(s)

Fresh coriander

1 cup(s)

Fresh mint

1 cup(s)

Lime(s)

1 medium, cut into wedges, to serve

Instructions

1

Trim 2 banana leaves to make one 30cm x 50cm rectangle and two 15cm x 30cm rectangles. Using metal tongs, dip 1 piece at a time into a large saucepan of boiling water then remove immediately. Rinse under cold water and pat dry. Trim remaining banana leaf to f it your barbecue grill plate.

2

Using a sharp knife, cut 4 slits in each side of the snapper. Combine sweet chilli and fish sauces, lemongrass, lime leaf, garlic and oil in a bowl. Combine ginger, carrot, capsicum and shallots in another bowl.

3

Place the 30cm x 50cm banana leaf on a flat surface. Place one 15cm x 30cm leaf in centre of larger leaf, turned on a 45-degree angle. Drizzle half the sweet chilli mixture over smaller banana leaf and top with fish. Pour over remaining sweet chilli mixture. Top fish with vegetable mixture and remaining 15cm x 30cm leaf, turned on a 45-degree angle. Fold corners of larger leaf into centre to enclose fish. Tie parcel with kitchen string at 10cm intervals to secure.

4

Preheat a covered barbecue over medium heat. Place remaining trimmed banana leaf onto heated grill plate. Place fish parcel on leaf. Cook, covered, for 30–35 minutes or until just cooked through.

5

Combine sprouts, coriander and mint in a bowl. Place snapper on a serving platter and serve with herb mixture and lime wedges.

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