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Bombay Fish Steamed In Banana Leaves Recipe

	Frantic / All my dishes 9 months ago A unique and unusual way to serve fish. Can be steamed on stovetop or done in the barbecue. Serve with vegetables, salad. Serve hot or cold. Very versatile. Prep:30m Cook:8m Servings:6	Frantic
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Ingredients

HERB SAUCE

3 large garlic cloves

2 small fresh serrano chilies

1/2 cup grated fresh coconut or unsweetened desiccated coconut

1 cup fresh cilantro (coriander) sprigs

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

1/4 cup fresh lime or lemon juice

1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, or to taste

FISH

6 untreated fresh or thawed frozen banana leaves or large Swiss chard leaves

six 5 oz pieces salmon or haddock fillet with skin on

Directions

SAUCE

Mince garlic and wearing gloves mince serrano chilies.

In a blender, puree all sauce ingredients until smooth

FISH

If using banana leaves, cut away ribs and in a large bowl of hot water soften leaves for 1 minute to keep them from splitting.

Cut six 8-inch (20cm) squares from leaves.

On a work surface arrange 1 leaf square and pat dry

Spread 1 teaspoon of herb sauce down the middle of the square, equal to the length of the fish.

Arrange fish, skin side down on top of sauce

Spread 1 tablespoon of sauce over fish

Fold top, bottom and side pieces of leaf over fish to form an envelope style package.

Secure with bamboo skewers if necessary

Load all packets into a bamboo steamer or onto the barbecue rack

For steaming, over boiling water until fish is just cooked through, about 8 minutes.

If barbecuing, keep moist and it will take a lot less time to cook, about 4 minutes.

ENJOY

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Comments

sola 9 months ago said:
Looks good,and better yet,I have banana trees out back :)

berry 9 months ago said:
This is great!

brugsca 5 months, 1 week ago said:
The fish dish was AWESOME! I could not find Haddock (Whole Foods, who da' thunk), so I substituted Halibut. Yum. I would add that I "marinated" fish for about 10-15 min in the sauce, that helped infuse the flavor better, as my fish sections were about 1 1/2 " thick. You may decide to cook the fish 1-2 minutes less, as the citrus cooks it a bit.

-carlo

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