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Grilled Lagoon Fish

Name: Grilled Lagoon Fish
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Vanuatu
Ingredients: 2 (cleaned) Sea Bream; 2 Lime; 100ml Coconut cream; 1 piece Ginger; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 2 Sweet potato

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fish from the coral lagoon grilled with lime and coconut — a Vanuatu seaside dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Vanuatu's islands are ringed by coral reefs, and fish from the lagoons such as parrotfish and snapper sustain the daily table. The classic way is to marinate them in lime, salt, and coconut cream and grill over a fire or charcoal, served with roasted root vegetables or bananas.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a white sand beach in Vanuatu, a fisherman back by canoe grills the fresh catch over a fire as the family lays it out on leaves to eat.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Sea Bream 2 (cleaned)
Lime 2
Coconut cream 100ml
Ginger 1 piece
Garlic 2 cloves
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Sweet potato 2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Score the fish and rub with lime juice, salt, and pepper.
Mix the grated ginger, garlic, and coconut cream, spread over the fish, and let stand 30 minutes.
Grill over charcoal or under a grill for 8 minutes per side.
Roast or boil the sweet potatoes.
Plate with lime.

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