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Black Pepper Pomfret
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1 (about 600g) black pomfret
some salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 green chilli
1 red chilli
1 large onion
2 limes
some cooking oil
1 tablespoon black pepper
(cracked)
5 slices ginger
1 piece banana leaf
11/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
Method :
Rinse black pomfret, wipe dry then marinate with salt and ground black pepper for about 20 minutes. Rinse green and red chillies and cut into round slices. Cut onion into pieces. Squeeze juice from limes and set aside.
Heat up cooking oil and pan-fry ginger slices slightly. Add black pomfret and fry over low heat till both sides turn crispy. Dish out.
Heat up more oil and saute cracked black pepper till fragrant. Return pomfret and fry till both sides are smeared with cracked black pepper.
Place banana leaf on a plate and put pomfret on top. Garnish with green and red chillies and onions, pour dark soy sauce and lime juice over it and serve hot.
Notes : You can also pour sweet dark soy sauce over the fish. If using a larger pomfret, slit 2 cuts on its sides to ensure that it gets cooked faster
