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Solomon Islands Fish Baked in Leaves

Name: Solomon Islands Fish Baked in Leaves
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Solomon Islands
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 200ml Coconut cream; 1/2 Onion; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 Chili pepper; 1 tbsp Lime juice

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fish wrapped in leaves with coconut cream and stone-baked — a traditional Solomon Islands dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In the Solomon Islands' stone oven (motu), fish is wrapped in leaves with coconut cream, onion, and salt and steam-roasted. Inside the leaves the fish takes on the scent of coconut and comes out moist. It's a dish for Sundays and gathering days.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a beachside village in the Solomon Islands, leaf-wrapped fish are laid on hot stones and covered with leaves to steam-roast.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Coconut cream 200ml
Onion 1/2
Salt 1 tsp
Chili pepper 1/2
Lime juice 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sprinkle the fish with salt and lime juice and let stand 10 minutes.
Layer parchment paper and foil and place the fish on top.
Top with sliced onion and chopped chili and pour over the coconut cream.
Wrap tightly.
Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes.

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