Turmeric Grilled Fish with Banana Leaf

I cooked this for Mid-autumn Festival Family Gathering. Thanks to Wendy for giving me an idea to use wok for grilling.

The colour didn't turn up as 'delicious' as Wendy's but the taste was yummy! Probably the way I wrapped the banana leaf was incorrect - too loosely wrapped? Look at the picture how I wrapped it!!! hahahaha....

Ingredients :-
- 3 ikan selar or Scad (washed and marinated with salt and turmeric powder)
- some banana leaves for wrapping (washed)
- turmeric powder
- salt

Method :
1) Wrap the fish with banana leaf.

2) Grease the pan with cooking oil and put in the wrapped fish.

3) Cook at medium high heat until aromatic. Then, flip the fish over to the other side until you can smell the sweet aroma of banana leaf.

4) Dish out and serve immediately with Sambal Kicap.

Sambal Kicap : 

Mix minced garlic, chopped cili padi (bird's eye chili), kicap manis pekat ( sweet caramel sauce) and calamansi juice.

I like this sambal kicap. :)

Buttered Prawns

Buttered Prawns for the Mid-autumn Festival family gathering

Ingredients :-

- 1 kg medium sized prawns (removed veins, leave the heads and shells on but cut off the eyes part and pat dry)
- Oil (enough for deep frying)
- butter (enough to cook the prawns)
- 3 sprigs of curry leaves (washed)
- 4 tablespoons of evaporated milk
- garlic (finely chopped)

Seasonings : (to taste)

- salt
- sugar
- soy sauce

Method :

1) Heat oil and deep fry the prawns. Drain and set aside.

2) Melt the butter. Fry garlic and curry leaves until fragrant. Add prawns, salt, sugar, soy sauce. Stir and mix well over high heat, stirring frequently. 

3) Add evaporated milk and give it a quick stir.

4) Serve immediately.

Simple Pan-Fried Salmon with Dried Basil

It is very easy to cook salmon fish cos' no matter how you cook it, it is still deliciously yummy provided you don't overcook it and very little oil is needed.  My children like it to be pan fried as they like the crispiness of its skin.  

This is a very simple dish which I pan-fried it with dried basil.

Ingredients :

- 2 pcs of salmon fillet (washed)

- 1 thumb sized ginger (washed and crushed)
- butter

Seasonings : (to taste)
- salt
- pepper
- soy sauce
- dried basil leaves

Method :

1) Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper.

2) Heat wok or pan and grease it with butter. Take note not to over grease it.

3) Saute ginger and pan fry the salmon fillet on both sides.

4) Sprinkle dried basil and soy sauce on both sides.  Then, slightly pan fry both sides again.

5) Serve it with some lemon juice.

I'm linking this post to September 2013 Cooking With Herbs Blog Challenge hosted by Lavender and Lovage.