Laos

Mok Pa

Name: Mok Pa
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 500 g Fish fillet; some of each Lemongrass & shallots; some of each Dill & spring onion; 2 tbsp Roasted rice powder; some of each Fish sauce & chili; for wrapping Banana leaves

Lao steamed fish in banana leaf

Mok pa is a Lao dish of seasoned fish wrapped in banana leaves and steamed.

A paste of lemongrass, dill, chili and roasted rice powder gives the tender fish an intense, fresh aroma.

Servings3

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fish fillet500 g
Lemongrass & shallotssome of each
Dill & spring onionsome of each
Roasted rice powder2 tbsp
Fish sauce & chilisome of each
Banana leavesfor wrapping

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind lemongrass, shallots and chili into a paste.
Mix fish with paste, dill, rice powder and fish sauce.
Wrap the mixture in banana leaves.
Steam the parcels until the fish is firm.
Serve with sticky rice.

Make it original

Roasted rice powder for mok pa is in the Asia Boutique.

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