Pan fried whole dory

Step 1/ 5

• 1 dory fish (400-600g each)

• knife

Clean the fish, wash and pat fish dry. Slice 3x on each side lengthwise with a sharp knife up to the bone.

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• ¾ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• ¼ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• ½ tsp Zensai chili paste
• ½ tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2½ cloves garlic
• ½ slice ginger 1 cm thick

• mortar and pestle

Peel and pound garlic and ginger to a paste. Dissolve tamarind in 2 tbsp water and discard seeds and solids, add tamarind pulp to the paste. Add all other spices, lemon juice, soy sauce and chili paste and grind to a spice paste.

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• 2½ tbsp canola oil

• baking pan
• aluminum foil

Cover baking tray with foil or banana leaves (if available) and rub with a bit of oil. Cover fish with spice paste, rub it into the cuts and also inside the belly. Drizzle oil over fish and marinade 30min.

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Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Close the foil before baking.

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Bake fish for 20min, check whether the fish is done before removing from oven.

Enjoy your meal!