Roasted mattai

This simple dish flavours fresh whole trevally fish with ginger, garlic, lemon and chilli and develops smoky notes from cooking on the grill.

Roasted mattai

• serves

  2

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  40 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 2 whole mattai (trevally), gutted and cleaned
• 1 x 5 x 2 cm piece ginger, thinly julienned
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, roughly chopped
• 2 red chillies, thinly sliced
• Steamed rice, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat a grill or barbecue over medium heat. Brush a large rectangle of foil with the canola oil. Using a sharp knife, cut two thin diagonal lines into the sides of the fish, then place on the foil.
2. Stuff the fish with the ginger, garlic, lemon and chilli, then tightly wrap the foil around the fish to seal. Place on the grill for 20 minutes, then flip and cook for a further 20 minutes, or until completely cooked. Serve with steamed rice.

 

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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