Fish & seafood
Te ruoka (grilled fish)
Reef fish grilled over a wood fire or on a grill, simply seasoned with lime and chilli. An everyday dish of the atolls, with fine, fragrant flesh.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
118 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbohydrates
- 1.6 g
- of which sugars
- 1.1 g
- Fat
- 1.4 g
- Fiber
- 1.7 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Gut and scale the fish, then make three cuts on each side.
- Squeeze the juice of two limes and mix it with the salt and chopped chillies.
- Brush the fish inside and out with this mixture, then let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Grill on an oiled rack over medium-high heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side, until the skin is crisp.
- Serve with the remaining lime cut into wedges.
Variations and tips
In the oven. Bake at 200 °C for 20 minutes if you don't have a grill.
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Original Ecomely recipe.