11 December 2009

Nothing beats the smell of fresh fish cooking and a nice glass of white wine. This recipe will give you a beautiful fresh fish meal that will be ready in 30 minutes, perfect for those hot summer days when you dont feel like standing over a hot stove.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4

What you need:

4 x 500g Fresh Snapper (refer to our previous blog entry on how to choose fresh fish)

2 x  Cloves of Organic Garlic

8 x Kaffir lime leaves

1 cup of Coriander leaves

2 x Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive

1 x Fresh Red Chilli (Thinly Sliced)

10g Fresh Ginger (Thinly Sliced)

Chilli Lime Dressing:

80ml Sweet Chilli Sauce

60ml Fish or Oyster Sauce

60ml Lime Juice

2 x Teaspoons peanut oil

Cooking the Fresh Snapper:

Preheat oven to 240/220 Fan-Forced
Rinse the fresh fish inside and out with fresh cold water once done pat dry with some paper towel.
Place the Fresh Fish in two shallow greased baking dishes.
Divide the Garlic, Lime leaves, Ginger and Chilli among the fish cavities and rub the fresh fish with the olive oil.
Roast the Fish uncovered for about 15 minutes or until cooked through.
Meanwhile mix together the ingredients for the Chilli Lime dressing in a screw-top jar and shake well.
Drizzle the dressing over the fish and sprinkle over the fresh coriander.

Sweetlips Fresh Tip:

Rub the kaffir lime leaves before adding it to the fish, this will help bring out their awesome flavour.