Friday, 14 January 2011

Steamed Garlic Fish


Ingredients

400gms Tilipia Fish (frozen) or 4 fresh fillets     
4 stalks of spring onion finely chopped      
4-5 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1 small red onion finely chopped
2-3 red or green red chillies finely sliced
2tbsp fresh coriander or parsley, finely chopped
1/2 a yellow lemon
100gms of butter or 4tbsp of olive oil 
Salt & pepper to taste
Foil

Preparation

Place the fish fillets in a plate and squeeze over the lemon, if using frozen allow to thaw before using.


Sprinkle over salt and pepper, leave to chill for 30 minutes.
In a small bowl, add the finely chopped spring onions, garlic, coriander, green chillies and mix well.
Depending on the size of your fish cut out 4 large pieces of foil in order to make parcels as shown as below.
Place one fillet piece on a sheet of foil and sprinkle quarter of the herb mixture over. Place 25gms of butter or sprinkle desired amount of olive oil over.

Taking the edges of the foil carefully wrap making a parcel, as shown above. Make sure all edges are tight. Place the parcels in a tray and into a pre-heated oven at 175°C degrees for 20 minutes.
Remove and serve hot.