Asian Fish Packets (Le Colonial)

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	177ml	Coconut milk - light
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh ginger root - minced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lime juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Fish sauce - Asian
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Salt
24 oz	681g	Sea bass fillets - or grouper (remove skin; one fillet per serving)
4 teaspoons	20ml	Mint leaves - minced

Recipe Instructions

The fillets should be the same thickness so they cook in the same amount of time. The packets can be prepared several hours ahead and refrigerated until ready to cook.  Combine coconut milk, ginger, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce and salt in small dish.

Center each fillet on aluminum foil and bring up sides of foil close to edges of each fillet. Top each fillet with 3 tablespoons coconut milk mixture and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon mint. Fold together edges of foil to make 4 airtight packets.

Place packets in single layer on baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees until fish is cooked through, about 18 minutes for 1-inch-thick fillets. Serve hot, at room temperature or chilled.

Hints

Tip: Called nam pla in Thai, nuoc mam in Vietnamese, petis in Filipino and tuk trey in Cambodian, fish sauce is the salt brine in which fish have been pickled. It has a loud fishy aroma and, in small quantities, it gives an indispensable authentic flavor to many Southeast Asian dishes. You can find fish sauce at Asian grocery stores and sometimes in the Asian sections of supermarkets.

Source:
Abby Mandel

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