Ingredients
1 snapper (approximately 500g)
2 cloves garlic
2 cloves shallots
2 red chilli padi
2 green chilli padi (optional)
2 small limes
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp chinese wine
1 pinch salt
Method
1. Gut, scale and clean fish. Make 2 or 3 cuts on each side of the fish where the flesh is the thickest.
2. Remove skin of garlic, shallots and the stalks of the chilli padi. Wrap everything in aluminium foil and bake for 10 min.
3. Remove the ingredients from the foil, crush/mash in a bowl and add the fish sauce and wine.
4. Add the juice of the limes and a few thin slivers of the peel.
5. Rub salt all over the fish and spread the entire mixture over. Wrap in aluminium foil.
6. Pre-heat oven to 180 degree celsius.
7. Bake for 10 min, turn over amnd bake for another 10 mins.
8. Sprinkle chopped spring onions or parsley over to garnish.
9. Serve immediately.
