Ginger And Chilli Baked Fish

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (1 5/8 kg) whole fish fillets (cleaned)
• 2 limes, thinly sliced
• 2 cm fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons palm sugar
• 1 large red chile, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce, extra
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to a hot 220 degree c.
• 2 make 4 deep slits diagonally across both sides of the fish.
• 3 place a large sheet of foil, with sides overlapping, in a large shallow baking dish.
• 4 the dish needs to be large enough to hold the fish.
• 5 spray the foil with cooking oil spray and place the fish on the foil.
• 6 fill the cavity of the fish with layers of lime slices and ginger slices.
• 7 combine the oil, fish sauce, grated ginger and garlic in a small bowl.
• 8 rub mixture into the cuts in the fish and all over the surface.
• 9 bring foil around fish so it will contain the cooking juices but do not cover the top of the fish.
• 10 bake for about 20 minutes, or until almost cooked through.
• 11 while fish is baking, combine the palm sugar, chilli, extra fish sauce and lime juice in a small bowl.
• 12 spoon this mixture over the fish and bake for another 5 minutes or until fish is just cooked through.
• 13 you can use 2 800gram fish if you prefer, but cut the cooking time to 15 minutes.
• 14 the fish can be rubbed with the ginger mixture up to 6 hours ahead, but only bake just before serving.