Name: Grilled line fish with lemon grass sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1.00 kg fish line fish; 5.00 spring onions; 5.00 cm fresh ginger young variety; 1.00 spinach young leaves; 0.00 lettuce; 1.00 cucumber; 1.00 celery stalks leaves; 0.00 fresh mint basil, fennel and coriander; 2.00 red chillies; 0.00 salt and white pepper; 60.00 ml fish sauce; 60.00 ml coconut milk; 45.00 ml lime juice; 15.00 ml sugar; 15.00 ml peanuts roasted, chopped; 5.00 ml dried chilli crushed; 2.00 ml fresh ginger minced; 5.00 ml lemongrass crushed

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Ingredients (18)

1.00 kg	fish — line fish
5.00	spring onions
5.00 cm	fresh ginger — young variety
1.00	spinach — young leaves
0.00	lettuce
1.00	cucumber
1.00	celery stalks — leaves
0.00	fresh mint — basil, fennel and coriander
2.00	red chillies
0.00	salt and white pepper

Dipping sauce

60.00 ml	fish sauce
60.00 ml	coconut milk
45.00 ml	lime juice
15.00 ml	sugar
15.00 ml	peanuts — roasted, chopped
5.00 ml	dried chilli — crushed
2.00 ml	fresh ginger — minced
5.00 ml	lemongrass — crushed

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Method:

Clean the cavity of the fish and trim the fins to prevent burning. Place the spring onions and ginger in the cavity.

Grill the fish on a rack over coals or bake on a rack over a roasting pan at moderate heat. Total cooking time should be approximately 15 minutes.

Turn after 7 minutes and test with a wooden skewer to see if it’s done at the thickest part near the head. The flesh should be opaque and flake easily.

Arrange the spinach and lettuce leaves on a serving platter. Fan out the sliced cucumber on the platter and decorate with celery, sprigs of herbs and chillies.

DIPPING SAUCE:
Blend all the ingredients and place in small bowls.

Remove the fish from the rack and place on a board or plate. Scrape away scales and skin. Turn and repeat process.
Transfer to serving plate, season and serve.

At the table, remove fish from the bone with 2 forks, wrap it in spinach or lettuce leaves with a selection of herbs and vegetables, and dip in sauce before eating.