Pepes Ikan Cod - Steamed Cod

Name: Pepes Ikan Cod - Steamed Cod
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 pieces Cod Fillet; Leaf Banana; 3 stalks spring onions, cut in 1cm length; 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped; 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in a half; Pack baby corn, cut in 1cm length (this is optional. The reason am using it cos am clearing out my fridge); Bunch basil; 2 kaffir lime leaves; 2 bay leaves; 1 egg; 3 tbsp oil; 5 shallots; 3 garlic cloves; 2 bird eye chilies, to get a little kick or skip; 5 candlenuts; 1 thumb size of ginger; 1 thumb size of fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp sugar

dapurmpoknobi @MrsGunn81

Bodicote-Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Pepes is an Indonesian cooking method using banana leaf as food wrappings. The banana leaf package containing food is secured with clean tooth pick and then steamed or grilled on charcoal #mycookbook

dapurmpoknobi @MrsGunn81

Bodicote-Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Pepes is an Indonesian cooking method using banana leaf as food wrappings. The banana leaf package containing food is secured with clean tooth pick and then steamed or grilled on charcoal #mycookbook

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Ingredients

1 hr

2 piecesCod Fillet
LeafBanana
3 stalksspring onions, cut in 1cm length
1 stalklemongrass, finely chopped
6cherry tomatoes, cut in a half
Packbaby corn, cut in 1cm length (this is optional. The reason am using it cos am clearing out my fridge)
Bunchbasil
2kaffir lime leaves
2bay leaves
1egg
3 tbspoil
Spice Paste :
5shallots
3garlic cloves
2bird eye chilies, to get a little kick or skip
5candlenuts
1thumb size of ginger
1thumb size of fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tbspsalt
1 tbspsugar

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Steps

1 hr

1

Pat dry the fish really well and set aside
2

Grind the spice paste ingredients using food processor until smooth. Put of oil to loosen the texture. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan. Sauté the spice paste, finely chopped coriander, kaffir lime leaves and bay leaves until fragrant. Add more salt or sugar if needed. Put a side and let it cool.
3

Once the spice paste is cooler, add the egg, spring onions, tomatoes, baby corn and basil and mix well.
4

Grab one piece of banana leaf (the size enough to wrapped 1 cod fillet). Add 1 tbsp the paste mixture. Add the fish on top then cover the fish with 2 tbsp paste mixture then wrapped the fish and secure on both edge with clean tooth paste. Repeat the same step with the other fish. Then steamed for 30 minutes.
5

Grilled the steamed fish on the grilled pan for about 10-20 minutes.
6

Serve with the warm steamed rice