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Vietnamese-style baked snapper

Name: Vietnamese-style baked snapper
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese recipes
Ingredients: 3 tbsp hoisin sauce; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 6 garlic cloves, crushed; 4 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped; Small handful fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve; Small handful fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped; Small handful fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra leaves to serve; 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped; 2 medium red snapper, gutted and scaled; 50g roasted peanuts, chopped

Portion size: Serves 4
Takes 10 minutes to make and 10-15 minutes to cook
Difficulty: easy

Dairy-free

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This Vietnamese-style baked snapper recipe goes so well with the citrusy lemongrass and salty soy sauce. Chilli brings in a kick, too.

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Ingredients

3 tbsp hoisin sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce
6 garlic cloves, crushed
4 lemongrass stalks, finely chopped
Small handful fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
Small handful fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
Small handful fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
2 medium red snapper, gutted and scaled
50g roasted peanuts, chopped

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Place all ingredients except the fish and peanuts into a bowl and combine. Place the fish on a foil-lined baking tray and stuff the cavities with half of the marinade, smothering the rest over the top.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through, then remove from the oven and sprinkle with the peanuts and chopped mint and coriander leaves to serve.

Nutrition

215kcals Calories
8.1g (1.5g saturated) Fat
29.7g Protein
6.2g (1.9g sugar) Carbs
1.6g Salt

Quick wins & tips

Snapper is a readily available fish which is perfect for baking or poaching whole. If you can’t get hold of snapper, look out for redfish which is very similar and reasonably priced.