Ingredients
- 1 fillet of red snapper (8 ounces)
- 1 fresh coconut
- 2 red shallots
- 1 red chili (deseeded, washed and diced)
- 1/2 stalk lemon grass (chopped)
- 1 stalk small knob ginger (peeled)
- 1 stalk garlic clove
- 1 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
Preparation
Baking Directions:
You will need a mortar and pestle to make the dressing.
Place the garlic clove, ginger and lemongrass into the mortar and pestle.
Pound the ingredients to a fine paste.
Add the white sugar, lime juice and fish sauce and sea salt to taste.
Skin and remove all the bones from the fillet of fish.
Dice the snapper with pieces that are not too small but not too big.
Place the diced fish in the dressing, and cure for about 15 minutes.
Add the diced shallots, diced red chili, mint and cilantro leaves to the fish and lightly mix together.
Drain off a lot of the liquid before serving on a chilled plate or glass.
