Serve as a main course with steamed rice for 2.
Grilling is an art that needs to be mastered. This rustic cooking method often associated to masculinity and left to our male counterpart. But don’t hesitate, this simple recipe that I’m sharing you today is easy to prepare and taste fantastic.
The key to a great grill is to have fresh ingredients. This dish is no difference. Find yourself a fresh piece of Sea Bream, Barramundi or Cod and quickly whip up the Sambal Kecap, a popular Indonesian dipping sauce.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole fish
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp oil
Sambal Kecap
- 3 shallots
- 1 red chili
- 1 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 4 tsp sweet Indonesian soy sauce (kecap manis)
- 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Steps
- Clean the fish. Note than most supermarket provide this service for free.
- Make several shallow diagonal slits on each side. Season the fish with the salt and lemon juice, and brush it with oil.
- Set the oven to grilled and preheat the oven to 240 Celcius.
- Leave the fish in the oven for at least 30 minutes. It varies depending on the size of the fish.
- In the meanwhile, finely chopped shallots and red chili. Cut tomato into small pieces.
- Combine all the ingredients for Sambal Kecap and set aside.
- Serve the fish along with Sambal Kecap in a small bowl on the side. Alternatively serve Sambal Kecap on top of the fish.
