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Steamed Lack Fish on a Bed of Wild Leaves
 
Ingredients
1. 04 lake fish
2. 100 g grated coconut
3. 100 g yoghurt
4. 50 g cashew nuts
5. 1 sprig of curry leaves
6. 5 – 7 green chili
7. 3” lemon grass
8. 1” ginger
9. 1 sprig of coriander leaves
10. 3 cloves of garlic
11. 6 tbsp lime juice
12. 1 tsp salt
13. ½ tsp ground black pepper
The ingredients for the sauce:
50 ml bee’s honey
30 ml white wine vinegar
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce
5 – 7 red and green chili, finely chopped
½ tsp sesame oil
 
The wild leaves:
6 Stripes of banana leaves
5 wild cinnamon leaves
5 mango leaves
5 betal leaves
5 lime leaves
 
 
1. Clean the fish by scraping off the scales. Then cut off the head and tail
2. Make several slashes across the flesh to the bone. Repeat on other side
3. Blend all the marinating ingredients into a paste and rub the marinade into the fish well, cover with cling film and refrigerate for couple of hours
4. Arrange half the wild leaves on a steamer. Place the fish and cover the fish with the balance leaves. Steam until the flesh becomes flaky
5. Mix sauce ingredients in a ceramic bowl and serve with the fish. Serve immediately