Grilled snapper with tamarind sauce

Tamarind sauce makes this beautiful snapper even more sensational.

Recipe «Grilled snapper with tamarind sauce» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 whole snapper, scaled, gutted, Pinch of sea salt flakes, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 150g tamarind pulp, 125ml boiling water , 55g finely chopped palm sugar, 2 tsp fish sauce, 1 fresh long red chilli, thinly sliced diagonally .

Ingredients:

• 2 whole snapper, scaled, gutted 
• Pinch of sea salt flakes 
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
• 150g tamarind pulp 
• 125ml boiling water 
• 55g finely chopped palm sugar 
• 2 tsp fish sauce 
• 1 fresh long red chilli, thinly sliced diagonally 

Instructions

1. Wash the fish under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towel inside and out. Use a sharp knife to cut 3 slashes, about 5cm long and 1cm deep, in the thickest part of the fish on both sides. Season with salt.
2. Preheat a barbecue or chargrill on high. Brush fish with oil. Cook on grill for 8 minutes each side or until fish flake easily when tested with a fork in the thickest parts.
3. Meanwhile, combine tamarind and boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes to soak. Strain through a fine sieve into a jug. Discard seeds and pulp. Add sugar and fish sauce, and stir to combine.
4. Place fish on serving platters. Drizzle with tamarind sauce and sprinkle with chilli. Serve immediately.