BBQ Barramundi in a Thai Marinade

Recipe Categories : | All Seafood | Barramundi | BBQ | MAIN INDEX |

Preparation Time : 30 min. to 1 hour    Cooking Time : 10 to 30 min.   Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• 1kg barramundi fillet, trimmed and cut into 4 pieces
• 160g Thai marinade paste
• vegetable oil
• For the Nam jim: 4 cloves garlic
• 4 coriander roots
• 2 tspn sea salt
• 2 long red chilies, seeded and chopped roughly
• 3 long green chilies, seeded and chopped roughly
• 2 tbsp palm sugar
• 40ml fish sauce
• 80ml fresh lime juice
• 6 red shallots, sliced thinly
• For the salad : 100g green pawpaw, sliced thinly
• 60g beansprouts, picked
• 1 large Lebanese cucumber, halved and sliced thinly
• 40g roasted peanuts, roughly crushed
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 red shallots, sliced finely
• 2 red shallots, sliced finely and fried until golden
• small bunch of Thai basil, picked
• small bunch of coriander, picked
• small bunch of mint, picked

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Marinate the barramundi liberally in the marinade and leave for 1 hour.
2. To make Nam jim : Pound the garlic, coriander roots and sea salt in a mortar and pestle until well crushed. Don t reduce to a paste.
3. Add the chilies and crush lightly.
4. Mix in the palm sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and shallots.
5. The longer the Nam jim sits, the more intense the flavor will be. Make it as close to serving time as possible for maximum freshness.
6. Heat the BBQ or grill to medium, brush the barramundi lightly with oil and grill until just cooked.
7. To serve: Mix all the salad ingredients together in a bowl and toss lightly with the Nam jim. Arrange on plates and serve the grilled barramundi over the top and any excess Nam jim over the top of the fish.