Grilled Fish with Banana Leaf

INGREDIENTS

1 lb

red snapper (cleaned and scales removed)

few sheets banana leaf (rinsed with water thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels)

6 oz

fresh red chilies (seeded and cut into small pieces)

1 tbsp

toasted belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste)

4 oz

shallots

1/4 tsp

salt (or to taste)

2 tsp

fish sauce

2 1/2 tsp

sugar (or to taste)

1/2

lime (extract juice)

lemongrass (cut into thin slices)

4 tbsp

oil

red chilies (seeded)

bird’s eye chilies (seeded) – optional

1 tsp

toasted belacan

shallots (thinly sliced)

1/8 tsp

sugar

Salt

8 tbsp

water + tamarind pulp (size of a small ping pong ball)