Indonesian•gourmet
SEA BASS WITH LEMON SAUCE
What To Cook Today recipe - Malaysian/Indonesian
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- About 1 lb Sea Bass (cleaned and scaled)
- 2 cloves shallots
- 5 mint leaves
- Vegetable oil (enough to cover your wok/pan)
- 1 tsp salt
- Dash of pepper
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp plum sauce
- 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 2 green Thai chilis and 2 red Thai chilis (chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Rinse fish and pat dry. Add marinade and set aside for about 30 minutes
- 2
Cut shallots into shreds
- 3
Heat oil in a wok/pan big enough to accommodate the whole fish. The oil must not reach half the height of the fish) and cover with a lid. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes until one side of the fish is browned and the other side is also cooked by the steam. Do not turn over the fish while cooking. Remove
- 4
Combine well the seasonings and drizzle over the fish. Scatter over the shredded shallots
- 5
Heat a little oil and drizzle over the fish. Scatter over mint leaves to serve