Spicy fish cakes in banana leaves

Recipes / Fish

Try these wonderful fish cakes, steamed in banana leaves for an authentic taste of Malaysia.

Recipe «Spicy fish cakes in banana leaves» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 green onions, chopped, 1 stalk lemongrass , trimmed, chopped, 1 garlic clove, chopped, 1 long red chilli, chopped, 1 kaffir lime leaf, roughly chopped , 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, 1/4 cup coconut cream, 400g skinless firm white fish fillets, roughly chopped , 1 egg, 2 banana leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 3 green onions, chopped 
  • 1 stalk lemongrass , trimmed, chopped 
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped 
  • 1 long red chilli, chopped 
  • 1 kaffir lime leaf, roughly chopped 
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 1/4 cup coconut cream 
  • 400g skinless firm white fish fillets, roughly chopped 
  • 1 egg 
  • 2 banana leaves 

Instructions

  1. Process onion, lemongrass, garlic, chilli, lime leaf and turmeric in a food processor until finely chopped. Add coconut cream. Process until mixture forms a paste. Add fish and egg. Process until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil over high heat. Using kitchen scissors, cut 8 x 20cm squares from banana leaves. Using tongs, dip 1 square at a time into boiling water for 20 seconds. Rinse under cold water. Dry with paper towel.
  3. One by one, place 1 banana leaf square on a flat surface. Spoon 1/4 cup fish mixture onto the centre of square. Fold in sides to enclose filling and make a square parcel. Tie up with kitchen string to secure.
  4. Line a large bamboo steamer with baking paper. Using a metal skewer, pierce holes in baking paper. Place steamer over a large saucepan or wok of boiling water (make sure steamer doesn’t touch water). Place 1/2 the parcels, seam-side down, in steamer. Cover. Steam for 8 to 10 minutes or until fish mixture is firm and cooked through. Transfer to a platter. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining parcels. Serve.