Lemon Grass Sambal Steamed Snapper

Nyonya Style Steamed Snapper 

Preps time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serves 2-3 people

Level of difficulty: ©©©©©

Ingredients

- 100g of snapper/ halibut/ sea bass fillet

- Seasoning (salt and pepper)

- 1 tbsp sugar

- 2 tbsp of cooking oil

- 1 big lime, (squeezed)

(A) Lemon Grass Sauce

- 2 Stalks of lemon grass
- 2 Bunga Kantan (ginger flower)
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 5 chilli padi

- 5 red chilli, big

- Tamarind (assam), mix with 2 Tbsp Water

- 5 shallots

- 1 big onion

Direction

1. Marinate the fish fillet with salt and pepper and set aside for 15 minutes.

2. Cut all the ingredients for making the lemon grass sauce into small pieces, and put all in a blender and blend for 5 minutes or till become a mixture.

3. In a heated pan, put oil and saute the lemon grass sauce till fragrant.

4. Add in the sugar and squeezed lime juice and turn off stove.

5. Place the fish fillet on a plate lined with a pandan leaf

6. Pour sauce on top of the fish and steam for 10 minutes in a wok with boiling water.

7. Garnish with chinese parsley and serve hot.