Steamed sea bass wrapped in banana leaves with green mango salad (Luke Nguyen)

Name: Steamed sea bass wrapped in banana leaves with green mango salad (Luke Nguyen)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 portions
Ingredients: 2 cm piece fresh galangal; 2 cm piece fresh turmeric; 1 stalk fresh lemongrass; 1 garlic clove; ½ tsp red curry powder; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 garlic cloves; 1 fresh bird's eye chilli; 60 g fish sauce; 60 g white vinegar; 125 g unsweetened coconut water; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp lime juice; 50 g green mango; ½ pomelo; 5 fresh perilla leaves; 5 fresh Vietnamese mint; 2 skinless sea bass fillets; salt; 2 banana leaves; 500 g boiling water; 5 dried goji berries

4.8 4 rating

Prep. 15 min

Total 35 min

2 portions

Ingredients

Marinade

piece fresh galangal peeled
2 cm
piece fresh turmeric peeled
2 cm
fresh lemongrass white part only, cut into slices
1 stalk
garlic clove
1
red curry powder (see Tips)
½ tsp
vegetable oil
1 tbsp
fish sauce
1 tbsp

Nuoc cham dressing

garlic cloves
2
fresh bird's eye chilli trimmed and deseeded if preferred
1
fish sauce
60 g
white vinegar
60 g
unsweetened coconut water
125 g
caster sugar
2 tbsp
lime juice
2 tbsp

Green mango salad

green mango peeled and cut into julienne (5 mm)
50 g
pomelo peeled and segmented (see Tips)
½
fresh perilla leaves cut into slices (see Tips)
5
fresh Vietnamese mint leaves, cut into slices (see Tips)
5

Steamed fish

skinless sea bass fillets or other firm white fish fillets (approx. 100 g each)
2
salt to season
banana leaves (40 cm long), softened, see Tips
2
boiling water
500 g
dried goji berries rehydrated, for garnishing
5