Sarawak Marinated Fish Recipe
 Malaysian Recipes

Ingredients:

450 g/1 lb
85 ml/3 fl oz/ 1 1/3 cup
2

5 cm/ 2 in piece
6
2 sprigs
2 sprigs
 

very fresh white fish fillets, skinned and thinly sliced
lime juice
fresh red chilies, cored, seeded and chopped
salt
fresh root ginger, grated
shallots, finely chopped
coriander, chopped
Chinese celery, or inner sticks celery, chopped

Method:

1. Put fish in a non-reactive dish. Pour over all but 2 tbsp lime juice and leave for at least 30 minutes, stirring gently occasionally, until fish turns opaque.

2. Meanwhile, in a mortar and using a pestle, pound chilies with a pinch of salt. Mix with remaining lime juice.

3. Drain lime juice from fish. Sprinkle ginger, shallots, coriander and celery over fish. Trickle chili mixture evenly over fish and stir gently to mix ingredients together. Serve immediately.

Serves 4.