Grilled Fish In Banana Leaves

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 river fish, gutted and cleaned, but with heads intact (use small ones)
• 1 lb ground lean lamb
• 3 inches fresh gingerroot, peeled and chopped finely
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 4 red bird's eye chilies, chopped finely
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt, for sprinkling on fish
• banana leaf

Recipe

• 1 in a glass or metal bowl, mix the lamb, ginger, garlic, chilies, cilantro and salt.
• 2 stuff the meat mixture inside each fish. lightly salt the outside of each fish to taste.
• 3 wrap each fish tightly in banana leaves. when done, each fish should be completely sealed inside the leaves.
• 4 grill individual fish packets over hot coals approximately 7 min per side until done (cooking times may vary, so check one before opening them all).
• 5 open the packets and serve.