Ikan bakar Jimbaran

Preparing the marinade

1. 1Peel the onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.
2. 2Blend the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, and shrimp paste with a drizzle of oil until smooth.
3. 3Sauté this paste in a saucepan until cooked and the oil rises to the surface.
4. 4Add the tomato sauce, chili sauce, oyster sauce, water, sugar, salt, and pepper.
5. 5Let reduce over low heat until you get a slightly thick marinade.
6. 6Set aside.

Preparing the sweet soy sauce

1. 7Trim and finely slice the small red chili peppers.
2. 8Peel and crush the garlic clove.
3. 9Juice the lime.
4. 10Mix the sweet soy sauce, chili peppers, garlic, and lime juice until you get an even sauce.
5. 11Keep chilled until ready to serve.

Preparing the fish

1. 12Clean and scale the fish.
2. 13Score both sides of the fish to allow the marinade to penetrate the flesh well.
3. 14Dry the fish with paper towels.
4. 15Lightly salt both sides.
5. 16Generously brush the fish with the marinade.
6. 17Let marinate for 30 minutes.

Cooking the fish

1. 18Preheat a barbecue or a grill pan over medium heat.
2. 19Grill the fish for a few minutes on each side until half cooked.
3. 20Brush regularly with the marinade during cooking.
4. 21Gently turn the fish and continue cooking until the flesh is tender, fully cooked, and the skin is slightly caramelized.

Plating

1. 22Place the grilled fish on a serving platter.
2. 23Drizzle with a little lime juice.
3. 24Serve immediately with white rice, a few cucumber slices, and the spicy sweet soy sauce.
4. 25Ikan bakar Jimbaran is traditionally served with sambal matah and sambal tomat.