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Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

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Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

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You don’t need to travel to Melaka to try out this classic dish! All you need are some simple ingredients and you’d be able to prepare this wonderful and wholesome dish at the comfort of your own home

Ingredients

6 servings

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500  g
Mackerel Fish (Ikan Kembung)
1  tbsp
Corn Oil
2 
Shallots
2  cloves
Garlic
3 
Candlenut
0.5  cm
Galangal
2  Stalks
Lemongrass
50  g
Red chili
2  tbsp
Tamarind Juice
1  tbsp
MAGGI® CukupRasa™
1  Stalk
Torch ginger flower (Bunga Kantan)
3  pcs
Kaffir lime leaves
2 
Lady's Fingers
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Nutrition Value

Energy
133.55 kcal
Protein
17.87 g
Carbohydrates
6.26 g
Fats
3.77 g
Information per serving

Instruction

31 Minutes

  • Step1

    5 Min
    Heat cooking oil in a pan and add onion, garlic, candlenut, galangal, lemongrass and blended chilli. Next, pour in the tamarind juice and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™. Stir fry thoroughly until fragrant.

  • Step2

    5 Min
    Lay the blanched banana leaf on top of the aluminium foil. Spread 1 tablespoon of the stir fried mixture over the banana leaf. Gently place the fish over it and spread the remaining mixture evenly over the fish.

  • Step3

    5 Min
    Add the bunga kantan (torch ginger flower), kaffir lime leaves and lady’s fingers and seal the aluminium foil tightly.

  • Step4

    15 Min
    Bake the fish on a pan and make sure to cover it with a lid. The steam created in the foil will help cook it. When the fish is cooked thoroughly, remove from heat and let the packets to stand for about 5 minutes before opening.

  • Step5

    1 Min
    When unwrapping the foil, make sure to be careful of the hot steam. Enjoy the fish with steaming white rice.
Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

Step1 of 5

: Shallots, Garlic, Candlenut, Galangal, Red chili, Lemongrass, Tamarind Juice, MAGGI® CukupRasa™, Corn Oil

Heat cooking oil in a pan and add onion, garlic, candlenut, galangal, lemongrass and blended chilli. Next, pour in the tamarind juice and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of MAGGI® CukupRasa™. Stir fry thoroughly until fragrant.

Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

Step2 of 5

: Mackerel Fish (Ikan Kembung)

Lay the blanched banana leaf on top of the aluminium foil. Spread 1 tablespoon of the stir fried mixture over the banana leaf. Gently place the fish over it and spread the remaining mixture evenly over the fish.

Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

Step3 of 5

: Torch ginger flower (Bunga Kantan), Kaffir lime leaves, Lady's Fingers

Add the bunga kantan (torch ginger flower), kaffir lime leaves and lady’s fingers and seal the aluminium foil tightly.

Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

Step4 of 5

Bake the fish on a pan and make sure to cover it with a lid. The steam created in the foil will help cook it. When the fish is cooked thoroughly, remove from heat and let the packets to stand for about 5 minutes before opening.

Portuguese Style Grilled Fish

Step5 of 5

When unwrapping the foil, make sure to be careful of the hot steam. Enjoy the fish with steaming white rice.

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