Island Fish Recipes

ISLAND FISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix dressing, jalapeno and ginger; set aside. Hold banana leaf with tongs and pass quickly across a stove burner on medium heat several times until banana leaf is pliable. (Do not overheat or leaf will become brittle.) Repeat with the remaining leaves. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with the softened leaves, with ends of leaves extending over sides of pan.
• Place fish in prepared baking pan; drizzle with the dressing mixture. Top with the coconut and limes. Fold banana leaves over fish. Top with an empty glass baking dish to hold leaves in place.
• Bake 20 min. or until fish is cooked through. Serve in baking pan.

PACIFIC ISLAND FISH IN COCONUT SAUCE

Steps:

• To Make the Sauce: In a small saucepan mix coconut cream, onion, salt, chilli, lemon juice, and the cornstarch (mixed to a paste with a little of the cold coconut cream).
• Bring the mixture to a boiling point, stirring all the time.
• Do not allow sauce to boil hard as it will become lumpy.
• Simmer for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Dip pieces of fish in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Brown lightly in hot oil.
• Place the fish in a casserole dish and pour the sauce over the top.
• Garnish with slices of tomato.
• Bake at 300F degrees for 20 minutes.