One of Hawaii's greatest culinary treasures is its wealth of seafood—varied, sometimes unfamiliar, and delicious. This is a dressed up version of a basic fish recipe. Ti leaves are considered the Hawaiian foil but may be hard to find; banana leaves or dried bamboo leaves can be substituted.
Ingredients
- 1 (3-lb.) whole red snapper, cleaned
- Salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 Chinese sausage, sliced
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise, plus 2 tbsp.
- 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, julienned
- 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
- 5 ti (or bamboo or banana) leaves
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Instructions
Step 1
Score the skin of the snapper in a diamond pattern. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Mix green onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausage, and 1⁄4 cup of the mayonnaise in a small bowl. Fill fish cavity with mixture.
Step 3
Scatter ginger and cilantro on top. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over fish.
Step 4
Cut stalks from ti leaves and steam for 5 minutes. Lay fish on one leaf, cover with another, and tie remaining leaves around fish. Steam on rack over boiling water in a covered pan in a 350° oven for about 35 minutes.
- Score the skin of the snapper in a diamond pattern. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix green onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausage, and 1⁄4 cup of the mayonnaise in a small bowl. Fill fish cavity with mixture.
- Scatter ginger and cilantro on top. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise over fish.
- Cut stalks from ti leaves and steam for 5 minutes. Lay fish on one leaf, cover with another, and tie remaining leaves around fish. Steam on rack over boiling water in a covered pan in a 350° oven for about 35 minutes.
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