12 October 2008

STT: Marinated fish with peppercorns and lemon juice





MARINATED FISH WITH PEPPERCORNS AND LEMON JUICE
Like the prawn and umai, this marinated fish dish is served as an appetiser. Serves 4.







Ingredients
300gm fillet of fish (e.g. tapa, red snapper, sea bass or any white firm fish)
salt and ground white pepper
1 teaspoon green peppercorns, crushed
2 teaspoons chopped coriander leaves
4 teaspoons olive oil
juice of 2 lemons

Method
1. Clean fish and remove skin. Place in the freezer until slightly frozen Remove and slice thinly.
2. On a tray, sprinkle some salt, ground white pepper and half of the green peppercorns, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice and olive oil.
3. On top of that, spread a layer of fish slices. Make sure the slices do not overlap. Finally, sprinkle the remaining half of the ingredients on top.
4. Place in the fridge for a couple of hours.
5. Serve slightly chilled with salad.