Compatible versions
Steamed sea bass wrapped in banana leaves with green mango salad (Luke Nguyen)
Difficulty
Most of our recipes are easy. Those that require a little more time or cooking ability are rated medium or advanced.
Preparation time
This is how much time you need to prepare this meal.
Total time
This is the time it takes to prepare this meal from start to finish: marinating, baking, cooling etc.
Serving size
This shows how many portions this recipe makes.
Ingredients
Marinade
- 2 cm piece fresh galangal, peeled
- 2 cm piece fresh turmeric, peeled
- 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, white part only, cut into slices
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ tsp red curry powder (see Tips)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
Nuoc cham dressing
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 fresh bird's eye chilli, trimmed and deseeded if preferred
- 60 g fish sauce
- 60 g white vinegar
- 125 g unsweetened coconut water
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp lime juice
Green mango salad
- 50 g green mango, peeled and cut into julienne (5 mm)
- ½ pomelo, peeled and segmented (see Tips)
- 5 fresh perilla leaves, cut into slices (see Tips)
- 5 fresh Vietnamese mint leaves, cut into slices (see Tips)
Steamed fish
- 2 skinless sea bass fillets or other firm white fish fillets (approx. 100 g each)
- salt, to season
- 2 banana leaves (40 cm long), softened, see Tips
- 500 g boiling water
- 5 dried goji berries, rehydrated, for garnishing
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1499.2 kJ / 357 kcal
- Protein
- 25.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 34.1 g
- Fat
- 11.6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1.6 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 3827.7 mg
Alternative recipes
Vietnamese mixed meat pho
1h 50min
Spinach potato soup with savoury egg custard
45min
Tetsuya Wakuda's Marinated lobster tail with bread salad and avocado soup (TM6)
30min
Fragrant Asian fish parcels
40min
Sardines with tomato couscous
55min
Achcharu (pickle)
48h 30min
Miso fish with Asian greens
24h 45min
Thai noodle and seafood salad
50min
Sambal chilli
35min
Larb (spicy minced chicken salad)
40min
Som tum (Thai green papaya salad)
20min
Pho bo (Vietnamese beef and noodle soup)
2h