Barbequed fish with Thai-style sauce
2
Points®
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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