I was ‘browsing’ thru my mind wondering what should I cook with this coral trout which I just bought yesterday. As I brought out the fish I saw a packet of banana leaf sitting in the freezer which I bought weeks ago. An idea pops up and I decided on this recipe, grill and wrap.

Ingredients

• 200g coral trout fillet ( 1 piece ), clean,wash and dry with paper towel
• a few prawns, rinse and pat dry
• some kaffir leaves
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 onion sliced
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/3 cup tamarind juice ( I use ready made from can )
• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1-2 large banana leaves( soften in boiling water )
• 2 sliced lemons

Seasoning Paste

1. 3 dried chillies, soaked in hot water, and slice
2. 1 large chillies chopped
3. 2 cloves garlic
4. 5 shallots chopped
5. 1 tsp dried prawn paste ( I use powder form from bottle )
6. 1 tsp salt

Method

1. Prepare the seasoning paste by grinding all the ingredients to a smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in a wok then stir fry the seasoning paste, garlic and onion over low heat until fragrant about 3 minutes. Add in the tamarind juice, soy sauce, sugar and cook for 1 minute stirring.
3. Place the fish fillet and prawns in the centre of the banana leaf. Pour the seasoning paste mixture slowly covering the fish. Place the kaffir leave on top.
4. Wrap the fish in the banana leaf and secure the leaf with toothpicks so that it does not open during grilling.
5. Grill in the oven until cooked and the banana leaf is slightly charred about 15 minutes. Serve with sliced lemons. Voila!