Grilled Fish Stuffed With Sambal

sambal

🥗Healthier: homemade chili paste

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade chili paste can control heat and ingredients.

coconut oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats.

whole fish

🥗Healthier: fillets

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Fillets are easier to handle and canned fish is budget-friendly.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice provides a similar acidity.

Process all the sambal paste ingredients until smooth, except the sugar, tamarind pulp, sea salt, and oil.

Heat about 1/2 cup of more oil in a wok over medium heat.

Fry the sambal until it is aromatic, and the oil starts to separate, stirring continuously.

Season the sambal with tamarind paste, sugar, and sea salt.

Spoon some sambal paste evenly into the prepared fish pockets.

Grease the cast iron pan with some oil and place the banana leaves.

Place the sambal stuffed fish on the banana leaves and let it cook for about 8 to 10 minutes.

Once the fish is cooked on one side, use a spatula to turn the fish over and spread sambal paste on top of the fish.

Cook the fish for another 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove and serve immediately with some steamed rice, along with some Kalamansi juice or sweet sambal.

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