Ikan Bakar

Name: Ikan Bakar
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1 whole fish, scored; 3 tbsp sambal paste; 1 lime, juiced; Banana leaf, for wrapping

Ikan Bakar/EE-kahn bah-KAR/

Also known as: Grilled Fish

About this dish

Whole fish marinated in a spiced sambal paste and grilled over charcoal, a Malaysian favorite.

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Ingredients

🐟1 whole fish, scored

🌶️3 tbsp sambal paste

🍋1 lime, juiced

🍃Banana leaf, for wrapping

Method

Serves 2

Marinate the fish with sambal paste and lime juice.

Wrap the fish in banana leaf.

Grill over charcoal until the leaf chars and the fish is cooked through.

Unwrap carefully.

Serve with rice and extra sambal.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ikan bakar is a widely eaten Malaysian grilled fish, typically marinated in a fragrant sambal before cooking.

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