Indonesian
Pepes Ikan (Fish Steamed in Banana Leaf)
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Pepes Ikan (Fish Steamed in Banana Leaf) is Indonesian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Blend the shallots, garlic, red chilies, and turmeric into a paste.
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Mix the paste with the sliced tomato, lemon basil, and salt.
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Rub the mixture over the fish fillets, working it into every piece.
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Divide the fish among the banana leaf sheets, tuck in a salam leaf with each, and fold and secure each parcel with a toothpick.
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Steam the parcels over simmering water until the fish is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
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Unwrap and briefly char the parcels on a hot dry skillet or grill, about 2 minutes per side, for a smoky edge.
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Finish with a squeeze of lime juice and serve hot alongside rice.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pepes Ikan (Fish Steamed in Banana Leaf), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The protein alongside
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Pepes Ikan (Fish Steamed in Banana Leaf) carries fish. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Ayam Bakar Kecap (Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Glaze) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Protein
- 33 g
- Carbs
- 1 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 210 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Pepes Ikan (Fish Steamed in Banana Leaf) takes about 55 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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