🇻🇺 Ni-Vanuatu Cuisine

Grilled Reef Fish

Whole Fish Grilled Over Coals

Prep Time 10 min

Servings 2

Difficulty Easy

Calories 234 kcal

Fresh reef fish rubbed with lime and salt, grilled whole over coconut husk coals.

Ingredients

1 whole reef fish (600g)
2 limes, juiced
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp coconut oil
Banana leaf
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 green onion, sliced
1 hot pepper, sliced

Instructions

1 Score fish and rub with lime, garlic, salt.
2 Let marinate 10 minutes.
3 Oil banana leaf and place fish on it.
4 Grill over hot coals 8 minutes per side.
5 Garnish with green onion and hot pepper.
6 Serve on banana leaf with lime.

Did You Know?

Ni-Vanuatu fishermen use traditional knowledge of tides and moon phases to find the best fishing spots.