• Prep Time 20 minutes
  • Cook Time 20 minutes
  • Serving For 4 people
  • Difficulty Easy
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Recipe Ingredient

  • 600g black pomfret, cleaned (make a deep slit along both sides of the fish)
  • Stuffing:
  • 1 1/2 tbsp chilli paste
  • 10 shallots
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 stalk lemon grass
  • (Grind the above ingredients):
  • 1 tsp belacan granules
  • 1 to 2cm piece fresh turmeric
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded
  • 2 tbsp oil

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Fry ground ingredients and chilli paste till fragrant. Add lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper and kaffir lime leaves. Stir well to mix. Dish out to cool slightly.
  2. Stuff cooled ingredients into the sides of the fish. Deep-fry fish in hot oil till golden and cooked. Serve immediately.

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