Grilled Fish Stuffed with Sambal (Ikan Bakar Sumbat)

Ingredients:

3-5 Fish (any fish to your preference eg. Hardtail aka Cencaru)

Banana leaves

Paste

1 red onion

3 shallots

4 clove garlic

1" ginger

1" fresh turmeric

1" galangal

2 lemongrass

1 tbsp shrimp paste

2-3 tbsp chili paste

1 tsp tamarind paste

1-2 tbsp sugar

Salt

Dipping Sauce

3 shallot ~ sliced

2-3 bird's eye chili (more if like spicy)

1/3 cup sweet soy sauce

3 Kasturi juice (small lime

Sugar ~ taste

Directions/Instructions:

1. Dipping sauce: In a food processor, add the sweet soy sauce, lime juice, sugar, and bird's eye chili.  Blend them together and pour over sliced shallot.  Mix together and set aside.
2. Clean the fish and slit the back of the fish.  Season with salt and turmeric powder set aside.
3. Blend all the paste ingredients into a smooth paste.
4. In a saucepan, heat 2-3 tablespoon of oil and saute the paste until fragrant.  Fry until the chilies paste is properly cooked.  When the oil surface, add sugar and salt to taste.  Cook for another 2-3 mins.
5. When the sambal is cooked and cool, stuff it in the fish and wrap it with banana leaves.
6. Grilled the wrapped fish till it cooked and serve with dipping sauce.