Asian Recipes - Steamed Fish with Chili and Lime Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized fish (1 to 2 lbs/500 g to 1 kg), cleaned, scaled and dried

• Your choice of fresh herbs for garnish

Seasoning:

• 5 slices of galanga

• 1 stalk lemon grass, trimmed, bruised and cut into 3-inch/8-cm pieces

• 2 to 3 kaffir lime leaves

• 1/2 cup/125 ml coarsely chopped garlic

• 2 tbsp/30 ml Thai roasted chili flakes

• 1/3 cup/75 ml fish sauce

• 1/2 cup/125 ml lime juice

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Prepare your steamer, making sure you have plenty of boiling water. Choose a deep heat-proof serving platter that will fit in your steamer and will hold the fish with room to spare. Prepare all ingredients and have at hand.

2. Place the fish on the heat-proof platter. Stuff the fish with the galanga, lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Place the platter in the steamer. being careful not to get scalded.

3. Steam the fish over boiling water for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

4. Meanwhile. in a small non-reactive bowl combine the garlic, chili flakes, fish sauce and lime juice.

5. Once the fish is cooked, carefully remove the platter from the steamer. Pour the chili and lime juice mixture over and around the fish. Garnish and serve.