Pepes Ikan served inside a sweetcorn husk
Indonesian · Stir-Fry

Pepes Ikan

Fish chunks pan-seared in a rich aromatic spice paste, finished to tender perfection inside sweetcorn husks.

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min (+10 marinate)
Serves
4
Difficulty
Medium
Protein
~35g

Ingredients

Make this recipe gluten free

This recipe is naturally gluten free — nothing to swap.

Units
4 servings
Dad’s tip

Use only firm, meaty fish like snapper or monkfish — soft or flaky fish like cod or haddock will disintegrate into mush.

Can’t source fresh sweetcorn husks? Make parcels out of parchment paper or tinfoil instead, or just serve straight out of the wok.

Method

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    Goes well with

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