Bali Baked Fish

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs red snapper fillets
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 onion, quartered
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, chopped
• 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• 1 tablespoon oriental sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons water
• fresh lemon juice, to taste
• 3 tablespoons fresh mint, minced (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 pat dry the fish fillets, season with salt and pepper, and arrange in a shallow baking dish.
• 3 in a blender or food processor combine the onion, garlic, gingerroot, tamarind paste, sesame oil, cumin, salt to taste, and 2 tablespoons water and blend until smooth.
• 4 pour mixture over fish, coating both sides.
• 5 bake fish, covered with foil, in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork.
• 6 transfer fillets to a serving dish, correct seasoning, adding more salt if necessary, and drizzle with lemon juice.
• 7 garnish with mint.