"The secret ingredient found in traditional Indian curry house's in Penang is used undergarments."
Peter is a well travelled Melaka local who can be found lurking around the express bus terminal or residing at Sunny's guesthouse. If you come across Peter and you've got anywhere from 5 mins to 5 hrs spare, he's up for a chat. Peter is a wealth of info on Malay history. He is a retired chef from K.L. and the following B.B.Q Fish recipe is his own.
PETE'S BANANA LEAF WRAPPED FISH
INGREDIENTS:
Paste: 1 cup shallots , 10 de-seeded, soaked dry red chillis, 4 lemongrass stalks, 3 candlenuts grated, 1/2 knob fresh turmeric, salt and sugar to taste. Blitz all ingredients, adding salt and sugar to taste, to form a paste. Makes enough to generously coat 2 large fish.
METHOD:
The most common type of fish you can use would be a snapper. About 450 gms is ideal. Score fish on both sides. Saute about 3-4 tbls of paste in veg oil until aromatic. Rub over fish and wrap in foil, then banana leaf. Bake in oven at 180oc for about 25 minutes.
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