Name: Ginger and chilli baked fish
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.6 kilogram whole white fish; cooking-oil spray; 2 limes, sliced thinly; 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), sliced thinly; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 8 piece fresh ginger (40g), grated; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon grated palm sugar; 1 fresh large red chilli, sliced; 1 tablespoon fish sauce, extra; 1 tablespoon lime juice

Ingredients

1.6 kilogram whole white fish

cooking-oil spray

2 limes, sliced thinly

2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), sliced thinly

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1 tablespoon fish sauce

8 piece fresh ginger (40g), grated

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon grated palm sugar

1 fresh large red chilli, sliced

1 tablespoon fish sauce, extra

1 tablespoon lime juice

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).

2.Make four deep slits diagonally across both sides of fish. Place large sheet of foil, with sides overlapping, in large shallow baking dish.

3.Coat foil with cooking-oil spray; place fish on foil. Fill cavity of fish with layers of lime and sliced ginger.

4.Combine oil, fish sauce, grated ginger and garlic in small bowl; rub mixture into cuts all over surface. Bring foil up around sides of fish to catch cooking juices; do not cover top.

5.Roast about 20 minutes or until almost cooked through.

6.Meanwhile, combine sugar, chilli, extra fish sauce and juice in small bowl; spoon over fish. Roast 5 minutes or until fish is browned and just cooked through.

You may prefer to use two 800g fish; for this size, reduce cooking time to 15 minutes.
Note

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