The starting fourth dimension time I had grilled fish this way, was during Kem Bina Insan Guru, of which every trainee instructor has to attend, it's supposed to induce 'soul' (character, hahaha). Each squad had to induce their ain meals daily. The card is fixed as well as ingredients given fresh everyday.
One day, nosotros were given some pocket-size fishes as well as the card for that repast is Ikan bakar (grilled fish) as well as from there, I witnessed how my squad mates went unopen to plucking banana leaves, smothering the fish amongst common salt as well as turmeric as well as then.. grilled them inwards the wok! Malay dwelling family manner grilled fish. It was delish!
I had been wanting to replicate this for quite a long fourth dimension as well as on ane lucky level at the black market, I happened to buy some big as well as inexpensive calamansi as well as a few weird looking fishes, as well as at the same fourth dimension was given some banana leaves yesteryear a relative. It was that spur of the instant that eh, I seem to bring everything on hand! Perfecto!
Here's what I did.
Cut some slits on the fish's body. Rub some common salt as well as turmeric pulverization onto fish, into the tum cavity, into the slit as well as everywhere. Wrap amongst banana leaf.
Put some fossil oil into wok, run high oestrus to oestrus upward as well as seat inwards the wrapped fishes. Put the lid on as well as let it induce on med heat. After two minutes, take lid as well as flip the fishes. Cook until yous can see the fishes bring turned slightly golden as well as the leaves are brown, close charred.
Serve amongst sambal kicap.
To induce sambal kicap, chop some shallots as well as bird's oculus chilli. Mix amongst kicap manis (I used ABC brand) as well as and therefore mash some calamansi juice over. There's no exact
recipe, it's upward to your preference.
The fish tasted similar fish, haha. I could gustatory modality the fish yous see,
not that it tasted similar chicken. The common local hawker style grilled fish is spicy as well as flooded amongst gravy. I gustatory modality the chilli to a greater extent than than the fish at times. But no, non this unproblematic method. The banana leafage wrapping give the fish a smoky flavour, as well as the turmeric helps cut down the fishiness. Turmeric is skillful for you, therefore slather them on!
